Boys' name · since 1968
Nadeem
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 760 babies named Nadeem, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nadeem is the #6214 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 760 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadeem has been recorded 760 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #6214 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #6,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 760 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadeem ranks #6,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 760 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nadeem's 760 recorded births place it above 86.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nadeem compares
760 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
Nadeem's all-time total is 106% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 760 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nadeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nadeem splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nadeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Nadeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (171 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Nadeem's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Nadeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (23% of all-time use).
How Nadeem 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 Nadeem's total volume
Nadeem by state
Where Nadeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
23 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadeem's data
- Nadeem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nadeems (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Nadeem 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.