Is Nirav a boy or girl name?

Nirav is a boy’s name. Of the 546 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nirav

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Nirav was most popular in 1984, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,814 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 546 people named Nirav.

Nirav over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nirav’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nirav a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nirav is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 546 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org