Given name · also Persian
Nilufar
“lotus, water-lily”
Nilufar is a feminine given name from Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in English and French.
Original Persianنیلوفر
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nilufar is a romanization of نیلوفر. نیلوفر means “lotus, water-lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nilufar comes from Persian, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nilufar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 564 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nilufar’s family of names
In English usage, Nilufar has a related form in NILOUFAR. In English usage, Nilufar has a related form in NILOOFAR. In English usage, Nilufar has a related form in Nilofar.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Nilufar has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
9 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nilufar
- Niloofar HamediIranian Journalistborn 1992
- Nilofar BayatAfghan lawyer and wheelchair basketball playerborn 1990
- Nilofar BakhtiarPakistani public officialborn 1957
- Nilofar SakhiAfghan activist
- Niloofar BeyzaieIranian activistborn 1967
- Nilufar YakubbaevaUzbekistani chess playerborn 2000
- Nilufar ZokirovaUzbekistani sprint canoeistborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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