Boys' name · since 1972
Nirav
Nirav has 546 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 546
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nirav currently ranks #6540 among boys' names in America, with 546 babies recorded since 1972.
Nirav has 546 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6540 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,540 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 546 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirav ranks #7,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,540 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 546 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 546
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nirav's 546 recorded births place it above 83.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Nirav compares
546 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nirav's all-time total is 48% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nirav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 546 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nirav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nirav splits its recorded history at 1998: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nirav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Nirav by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (158 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Nirav's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nirav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 158 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nirav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nirav's total volume
Nirav by state
Where Nirav concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 20 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
20 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nirav's data
- Nirav's decade-level peak was the 1980s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Niravs (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nirav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Nirav 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.