Girl · #2,020 in 2026

Nirvana

Name: Popularity of the name Nirvana in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Nirvana, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Nirvana, in the Indian religions, is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering (duḥkha) and from the cycle of birth and rebirth (saṃsāra).

Current Rank

#2,020

Peak Rank

#1,774 (2022)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

+8%

1973

First Year

2026

Last Year

2022

Peak Year

#1774

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Nirvana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Etymology

The ideas of spiritual liberation, with the concept of soul and Brahman, appear in Vedic texts and Upanishads, such as in verse 4.4.6 of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad . The term nirvana in the soteriological sense of "blown out, extinguished" state of liberation appears at many places in the Vedas and even more in the post-Buddhist Bhagavata Purana , however populist opinion does not give credit to either the Vedas or the Upanishads . Collins states, "the Buddhists seem to have been the first to call it nirvana ." This may have been deliberate use of words in early Buddhism, suggests Collins, s

The Story of Nirvana

Nirvana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 116 births, good for #1,774 nationwide. About 38% of every Nirvana on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nirvana ranks #2,020 for baby girls with 97 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Nirvana

Phonetically similar names — useful when Nirvana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Nirvanas
Nirvanic
Nervana
Narayana
Nerina
Novena
Nirwana
Niran
Norina
Marianna
Marana
Mirena

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nirvana

What does the name Nirvana mean?

How popular is Nirvana in 2026?

In 2026, Nirvana ranks #2,020 among girls' names in the U.S., with 97 babies given the name that year.

When was Nirvana most popular?

Nirvana reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #1,774 that year with 116 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Nirvana most popular?

Nirvana has historically been most popular in Arizona, Indiana, Georgia. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Nirvana.

Is Nirvana a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Nirvana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Nirvana?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Nirvana include Josey, Gabriele, Khali. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Nirvana

Nirvana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nirvana's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,774. Use the chart and map above to compare Nirvana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.