Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1984
Nirva
Nirva has 23 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
23 girls have been named Nirva since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirva has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- 23 total births
- 1984–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Nirva since 1984, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 23
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Nirva was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nirva in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Nirva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nirva's full recorded timeline at 2022, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nirva at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1984
Nirva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nirva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nirva's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nirva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nirva? ▼
23 babies have been named Nirva since 1984. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Nirva most popular? ▼
Nirva was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nirva been used? ▼
Records for Nirva go back to 1984, giving 42 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nirva? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nirvana, Nira, Nirvi, Nirali, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nirva
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1984–2025 (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. "Nirva: Baby Name Since 1984 - 23 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nirva. 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 Nirva 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 July 2026.