Recorded 2001–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 110 births

Niranjan — boys' name

110 babies named Niranjan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s452010s592020s6
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Niranjan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Niranjan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niranjan

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Niranjan between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niranjan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niranjan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niranjan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niranjan 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 110 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.

Niranjan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

110

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Niranjan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20222017201520132010200720042001 6

Niranjan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 54% of Niranjan's all-time total
2000s452010s592020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niranjan?
110 babies have been named Niranjan since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Niranjan most popular?
Niranjan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Niranjan been used?
Niranjan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Niranjan?
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, 2001–2022 (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.