Total births
31
Boys' name · since 2002
Nabhan
Nabhan has 31 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 31
- total births
- 2002–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
31 boys have been named Nabhan since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nabhan has 31 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.
- 31 total births
- 2002–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
31 boys have been named Nabhan since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 31
- total births
- 2002–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Nabhan was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
10 babies were named Nabhan in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
Nabhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nabhan's full recorded timeline at 2016, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nabhan at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Nabhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nabhan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nabhan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nabhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nabhan? ▼
Nabhan has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 10 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Nabhan most popular? ▼
Nabhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nabhan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nabhan since 2002 -- 22 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Nabhan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nabil, Nabeel, Nabor, Nabi, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Nabhan's data
- Nabhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nabhan
Nearby Names Like Nabhan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nabhan
Nabil Boy
#2765 1,961 births
Nabeel Boy
#4242 1,182 births
Nabor Boy
384 births
Nabi Boy
#13390 36 births
Nabhya Boy
5 births
Compare Nabhan side by side: Nabhan vs Nabil Nabhan vs Nabeel Nabhan vs Nabor
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nabhan: Baby Name Since 2002 - 31 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nabhan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nabhan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.