Nirvaan
Boy · nir-VAAN · Sanskrit
Nirvaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “liberation, release”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 2,258th for boys in the US (62 babies).
What does Nirvaan mean?
Sanskrit: from nirvana
“liberation, release”
From nirvana, literally 'blowing out', the Buddhist and Hindu term for release from suffering and rebirth.
- Say it
- nir-VAAN
Is Nirvaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nirvaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 62 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nirvaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 255% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Nirvaan, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nirvaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were given Nirvaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #908, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Nirvaan 25
- Nirvan 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Nirvaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Nirvaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,258among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were named Nirvaan, making it the 2,258th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Nirvaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the US were given Nirvaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,493, up from #2,258 for this spelling alone.
- Nirvaan 62
- Nirvan 37
Nirvaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,258 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,012 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,156 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,294 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
Names like Nirvaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Nirvaan
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