Girls' name · since 1991
Niloufar
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Niloufar, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Niloufar is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niloufar has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.
- #35,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niloufar ranks #35,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Niloufar's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niloufar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niloufar's full recorded timeline at 1997, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niloufar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Niloufar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Niloufar's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Niloufar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Niloufar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niloufar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Niloufar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.