Recorded 1978–2023 Girls' name Peak 1993 339 births

Nirali — girls' name

339 babies named Nirali in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s691990s1472000s822010s202020s12
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nirali was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nirali in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nirali

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Nirali between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nirali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nirali performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nirali shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Nirali in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nirali 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 339 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.

Nirali at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

339

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1993

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nirali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20232009200419991994198919831978 9

Nirali by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
147 births that decade — 43% of Nirali's all-time total
1970s91980s691990s1472000s822010s202020s12

Nirali by state

Where Nirali concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nirali
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 2.9%
#2 Illinois
5 1.5%
New Jersey share of Nirali's total US births 2.9%
Even split

10 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nirali?
339 babies have been named Nirali since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 19 births.
When was Nirali most popular?
Nirali was most popular in the 1990s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Nirali most popular?
The top states for the name Nirali are New Jersey (10 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Nirali been used?
Nirali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nirali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nirvana, Nira, Nirvi, Niralya, 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, 1978–2023 (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.