Boys' name · since 2010
Nimalan
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Nimalan, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
48 boys have been named Nimalan since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nimalan has 48 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 2010 to 2024.
- #22,498 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 48 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimalan ranks #22,498 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nimalan's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nimalan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nimalan's full recorded timeline at 2019, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nimalan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Nimalan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Nimalan's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nimalan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Nimalan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nimalan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2010–2024 (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 Nimalan 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.