Girls' name · since 1973
Nirvana
1,634 babies named Nirvana in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,634
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nirvana currently ranks #2422 among girls' names in America, with 1,634 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirvana has been recorded 1,634 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #2422 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,393 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,422 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,634 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nirvana ranks #5,393 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,422 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,634 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,634
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nirvana's 1,634 recorded births place it above 92.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nirvana compares
1,634 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Nirvana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nirvana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,634 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nirvana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nirvana splits its recorded history at 2003: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nirvana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nirvana popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2021 (Nirvana as boys' name)
Nirvana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (651 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Nirvana's strongest decade.
651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nirvana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 149
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 234
2000s
234 births
- 2010s
2010s
651 births
- 2020s
2020s
540 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 651 births (40% of all-time use).
How Nirvana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nirvana's total volume
Nirvana by state
Where Nirvana concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 256 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 143 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 64 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 55 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.7% |
256 of 1,634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Nirvana appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Nirvana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (651 total births) through the 2020s (540) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nirvanas (256 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 Nirvana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Nirvana 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.