Girls' name · since 1978
Nirali
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.
- #14,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nirali is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 339 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nirali recorded 339 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #14,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 339 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirali ranks #14,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nirali's 339 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Nirali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nirali's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nirali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nirali by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (147 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Nirali's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nirali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 147 births (43% of all-time use).
Nirali by state
Where Nirali concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
10 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Nirali's decade-level peak was the 1990s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Niralis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nirali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1978–2023 (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 Nirali 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.