Boys' name · since 1976
Nadav
Nadav has 771 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,691 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nadav is the #5691 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 771 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Nadav recorded 771 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #5691 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,038 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,691 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 771 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadav ranks #6,038 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,691 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 771 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,691 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nadav's 771 recorded births place it above 86.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nadav compares
771 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nadav's all-time total is 109% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 771 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nadav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nadav's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nadav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nadav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Nadav's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nadav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (33% of all-time use).
How Nadav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nadav's total volume
Nadav by state
Where Nadav concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 143 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 100 | 13.0% |
143 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadav's data
- Nadav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nadavs (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nadav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Nadav 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.