Nirvana
Girl · neer-VAH-na · Sanskrit
Nirvana is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “blowing out, extinction”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 2,410th for girls in the US (74 babies).
What does Nirvana mean?
Sanskrit
“blowing out, extinction”
In Buddhism and Hinduism nirvana is the final release from suffering and from the cycle of rebirth.
- Say it
- neer-VAH-na
Is Nirvana a girl's or a boy's name?
Nirvana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 74 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nirvana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Nirvana, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nirvana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Nirvana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,118 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Nirvana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,410among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 74about 1 in 22,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 74 girls in the US were named Nirvana, making it the 2,410th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,170th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 117 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Nirvana than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Nirvana in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nirvana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,410 |
| 2024 | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,984 |
| 2022 | 117 | #1,763 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2,266 |
| 2020 | 83 | #2,170 |
| 2019 | 93 | #2,043 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2017 | 103 | #1,943 |
| 2016 | 84 | #2,269 |
| 2015 | 74 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3,324 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
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