Boys' name · since 2011
Nivan
209 babies named Nivan in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nivan is the #3749 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 209 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Nivan recorded 209 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #3749 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #12,693 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,749 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 209 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nivan ranks #12,693 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,749 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 209 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nivan's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nivan compares
209 39th percentile among 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
Nivan's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nivan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nivan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nivan's full recorded timeline at 2019, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nivan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Nivan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (109 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Nivan's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nivan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 109 births (52% of all-time use).
Nivan by state
Where Nivan concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 8.1% |
17 of 209 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Nivans (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nivan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Nivan 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.