Meaning"Blissful" or "Enlightenment" | Formal: "State of ultimate liberation"
OriginModernAmerican / Multicultural
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 6
US Rank (today)#3644
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Origin & history of Nirvan
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Nirvan comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning "Blissful" or "Enlightenment" | Formal: "State of ultimate liberation".
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How popular is Nirvan?
2018peak year
Today, Nirvan is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3644), with only about 31 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 36 babies were given the name (ranked #3216 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Nirvan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 445 babies have been registered as Nirvan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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