girl's name

Nilufer

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 95

Nilufer is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1977, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1977.

Nilufer over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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25
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nilufer by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 25
1990s 25
2000s 15
2010s (to 2012) 5

How popular is Nilufer?

In 2012, Nilufer was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nilufer is used

England & Wales #6,429 3 in 2007
France #7,289 5 in 2012
United States #13,605 7 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nilufer

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nilufer also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nilufer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nilufer

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nilufer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nilufer

How popular is the name Nilufer?

In 2012, Nilufer was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nilufer a girl's or a boy's name?

Nilufer is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nilufer most popular?

Nilufer peaked in 1977, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.