Nirvan
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning nirvana; state of enlightenment.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Nirvan by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Nirvan. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nirvan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nirvaanenlightenment; liberation from cycle of rebirth25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niraneternal, without death5 in the US (2017)
- Nivan18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nirvay9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Normannorthman; from Old Norse and English170 in the US (2017)
- Nirvairnirvana bearer or enlightened soul74 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nirvan
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