Feminine dossier · first seen 1973

Nirvana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nirvana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

116

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1973Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

25.9%

2024

All-time

1,558

Nirvana has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 116 girls were named Nirvana.

In 2024, only 86 girls were given the name.

Down 25.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,558 Americans have been named Nirvana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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