Fun Facts About the Name Nirav
- 546 babies named Nirav: U.S. records list 546 babies given the name Nirav from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nirav Mean?
Nirav is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit nīrava, meaning "silent" or "noiseless." The Sanskrit word is generally explained as nis- "without" plus rava "sound, cry, roar," giving the literal sense "soundless." In modern usage the name is often glossed more broadly as "quiet" or "calm"; that is a customary interpretation of the same descriptive sense, not a separate etymology. It is written નીરવ in Gujarati and नीरव in Devanagari.
Nirav Name History & Origins
Nīrava is a descriptive Sanskrit adjective rather than a name from myth or scripture. It passed into the modern Indo-Aryan languages as a vocabulary word and as a personal name; the Gujarati form નીરવ and the Hindi and Marathi form नीरव are the usual written forms. The name is mainly used in western and northern India, especially among Gujarati and Marathi speakers, but its history as a given name is not tied to a single dated event or literary work.
How Popular is the Name Nirav?
Nirav has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1984. Its best rank was #2,415 in 1984.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,705 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #11,888 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,169 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,132 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,279 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,744 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #5,712 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,881 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,710 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,516 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #7,399 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,401 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,966 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,357 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #7,965 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,329 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,660 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,713 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,844 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,849 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,649 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,460 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,825 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,949 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,689 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,503 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,266 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,394 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,592 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,372 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,162 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #3,230 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,675 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #2,415 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,761 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,670 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #2,472 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #2,698 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,528 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #3,775 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,004 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #2,788 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,029 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,502 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #4,379 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,805 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nirav Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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