US rank #3313 Boys' name Peak 2018 445 births

Nirvan — #3313 US boys' name

445 babies named Nirvan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s482010s2372020s160
#3313
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Nirvan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

36 babies were named Nirvan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nirvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Nirvan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nirvan currently holds the #3313 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nirvan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nirvan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nirvan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nirvan 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 445 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.

Nirvan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

445

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2018

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,313

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nirvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
36
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920062002 6

Nirvan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
237 births that decade — 53% of Nirvan's all-time total
2000s482010s2372020s160

Nirvan by state

Where Nirvan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nirvan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 7.2%
#2 California
23 5.2%
#3 Florida
5 1.1%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.1%
Texas share of Nirvan's total US births 7.2%
Even split

32 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nirvan?
445 babies have been named Nirvan since 2002. It currently ranks #3313 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 36 births.
When was Nirvan most popular?
Nirvan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Nirvan most popular?
The top states for the name Nirvan are Texas (32 births), California (23 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Nirvan been used?
Nirvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nirvan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nirvaan, Nirav, Niraj, Nirvair, 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, 2002–2024 (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.