Boys' name · since 1917
Nabor
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 384 babies named Nabor, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nabor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 384 recorded since 1917.
Nabor has 384 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2013.
- #9,243 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 384 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nabor ranks #9,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nabor's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nabor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nabor's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nabor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Nabor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (88 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Nabor's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Nabor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (23% of all-time use).
Nabor by state
Where Nabor concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 5 | 1.3% |
31 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nabor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nabors (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nabor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~96 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1917–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nabor 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 August 2026.