Nirvaan
Boy name · #2278 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 62 baby boys were named Nirvaan, placing it at #2278 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3299, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,032 boys born in 2025 was named Nirvaan.
The 17-year story
Nirvaan first appears in the Social Security records in 2008, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 76 babies and a rank of #2012. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Nirvaan per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nirvaan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nirvaan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nirvaan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nirvaan is most common
State-level data for Nirvaan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nirvaan
Statistically, parents drawn to Nirvaan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nivaan, Zayaan, Rivaan, Rayaan, and Ruhaan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nirvaan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2258 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2012 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2290 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2269 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2157 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2617 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2525 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2385 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2295 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3990 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3299 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4866 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3582 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4862 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5433 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6036 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10994 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nirvaan a popular boy name?
Nirvaan ranked #2278 among boys in 2025 with 62 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3299.
When was the name Nirvaan most popular?
Nirvaan peaked in 2024, when 76 American boys received the name (ranked #2012 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nirvaan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,032 newborn American boys was named Nirvaan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.