Unisex name · since 1997
Nirel
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Nirel, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,767 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nirel currently ranks #15767 among unisex names in America, with 78 babies recorded since 1997.
Nirel has 78 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15767 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #29,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,767 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 78 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirel ranks #29,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,767 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 78 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,767 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nirel's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nirel compares
78 21st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nirel's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nirel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nirel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nirel's full recorded timeline at 2007, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nirel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nirel popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2006 (Nirel as boys' name)
Nirel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Nirel's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Nirel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (71% of all-time use).
Nirel by state
Where Nirel concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.4% |
5 of 78 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nirel's data
- Nirel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nirels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nirel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Nirel 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.