Nirvana is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Nirvana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,428 for girl births in the United States (and #4,339 across all names), given to 74 babies. Nirvana was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2022 (117 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | #2,428 | — |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | #2,215 | #13,665 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | #1,997 | — |
| 2022 | 117 | 117 | #1,773 | — |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 | #2,281 | #10,478 |
| 2020 | 83 | 83 | #2,188 | — |
| 2019 | 93 | 93 | #2,054 | — |
| 2018 | 98 | 98 | #2,009 | — |
| 2017 | 103 | 103 | #1,950 | — |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 | #2,283 | — |
| 2015 | 74 | 74 | #2,469 | — |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | #3,358 | — |
| 2013 | 41 | 41 | #3,764 | — |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | #3,631 | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #4,539 | — |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #4,375 | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | #5,053 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #5,706 | — |
| 2007 | 36 | 36 | #4,273 | — |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #5,060 | — |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #5,073 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,725 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | #4,780 | — |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,722 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,587 | — |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,268 | — |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #5,159 | — |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #5,524 | — |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #6,088 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,293 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,380 | — |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,962 | — |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,348 | — |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #7,388 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,135 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,370 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,327 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,496 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,246 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,621 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,607 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,810 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,907 | — |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,351 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,458 | — |