Recorded 1989–2017 Girls' name Peak 2017 17 births

Nilufer — girls' name

17 babies named Nilufer in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s12
2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Nilufer was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nilufer in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nilufer

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Nilufer between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nilufer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nilufer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nilufer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nilufer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nilufer at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

17

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Nilufer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720151989 5

Nilufer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 71% of Nilufer's all-time total
1980s52010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nilufer?
17 babies have been named Nilufer since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Nilufer most popular?
Nilufer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Nilufer been used?
Nilufer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Nilufer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nila, Nilda, Nilsa, Nilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.