Nirvana
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning extinction of desire; state of perfect peace.
Nirvana by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Nirvana. In the US, 100 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nirvana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Nirvana, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nirvana
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