Recorded 1983–1991 Boys' name Peak 1991 17 births

Niral — boys' name

17 babies named Niral in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s7
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Niral was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Niral in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niral

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Niral between 1983 and 1991, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niral performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Niral shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niral 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.

Niral at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

17

Since 1983

9 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1983

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1991

Niral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1983

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119861983 5

Niral by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 59% of Niral's all-time total
1980s101990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niral?
17 babies have been named Niral since 1983. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Niral most popular?
Niral was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Niral been used?
Niral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 9 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Niral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nirvaan, Nirav, Nirvan, Niraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–1991 (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.