How Many People Are Named Nilam?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Nilam. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Nilam peaked in popularity in 1981 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nilam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nilam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nilam is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
12 births
Total Registered
76
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nilam
Nilam is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 76 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nilam as a female name
Ranked #12,989 in 1996
6 female births in 1996
Peak: 1981 (12 births)
Nilam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nilam span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 38 babies were registered. While Nilam is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nilam by Decade
How has Nilam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nilam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nilam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nilam
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Nilam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nilam?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Nilam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Nilam a common name?
Nilam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 76 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nilam most popular?
Nilam reached peak popularity in 1981, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nilam is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nilam a female name?
Nilam is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nilam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nilam Smith, Nilam Johnson, Nilam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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