Nimal
Origin
Sinhala
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
pure, spotless (Sanskrit nirmala); the quintessential mid-century Sinhala man's name, the cohort of Colombo grandfathers and great-uncles; parents today reach instead for coined names like Senuka and Dineth
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nimal has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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