Nirmal
Origin
Sanskrit
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“Sanskrit for pure and unblemished; famously borne by Nirmal Purja, who climbed all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks in under seven months.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Nirmal does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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