Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1989
Nilufer
Nilufer has 17 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1989–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Nilufer since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nilufer has 17 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- 17 total births
- 1989–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Nilufer since 1989, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 17
- total births
- 1989–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
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.
Nilufer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nilufer's full recorded timeline at 2015, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nilufer at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Nilufer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nilufer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nilufer's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nilufer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nilufer? ▼
Since 1989, Social Security records show 17 babies named Nilufer. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record 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.
Keep exploring Nilufer
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nilufer: Baby Name Since 1989 - 17 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nilufer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nilufer 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 July 2026.