Total births
110
Boys' name · since 2001
Niranjan
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.
- 110
- total births
- 2001–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Niranjan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 110 have been recorded since 2001.
Niranjan has 110 recorded births among boys since 2001, 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 2001 to 2022.
- 110 total births
- 2001–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
110 boys have been named Niranjan since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 110
- total births
- 2001–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
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.
Niranjan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niranjan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niranjan at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Niranjan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Niranjan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Niranjan's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Niranjan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Niranjan? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 110 babies named Niranjan. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Niranjan go back to 2001, giving 22 years of history 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.
What to do with Niranjan's data
- Niranjan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Niranjan
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Niraj Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Niranjan: Baby Name Since 2001 - 110 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/niranjan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Niranjan 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 June 2026.