NameTides

Nirvana

Nirvana was the #2,410 girls' name in the US in 2025 (74 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Nirvana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Nirvana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Nirvana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,410 (74)#2,440 (11)—#2,475 (8)
2024#2,203 (86)#2,575 (10)—#3,383 (5)
2023#1,984 (99)#1,469 (21)—#2,604 (7)
2022#1,763 (117)#1,081 (31)—#2,835 (6)
2021#2,266 (81)#1,692 (17)#792 (3)#2,616 (7)
2020#2,170 (83)#1,846 (15)—#3,251 (5)
2019#2,043 (93)#1,497 (20)—#3,266 (5)
2018#1,997 (98)#1,200 (28)—#2,892 (6)
2017#1,943 (103)#1,219 (28)—#2,876 (6)
2016#2,269 (84)#1,571 (20)——
2015#2,456 (74)#1,865 (15)—#3,286 (5)
2014#3,326 (48)#2,058 (13)—#2,026 (10)
2013#3,703 (41)#2,649 (9)——
2012#3,583 (44)#2,095 (13)——
2011#4,466 (32)#3,549 (6)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,763.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 22,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nirvana is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nirvana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Nirvana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NirvanaCanadaGirls#2,4758
NirvanaEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
NirvanaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
NirvanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NirvanaScotlandGirls—too few
NirvanaUSGirls#2,41074
NirvanaUSBoys—too few