US rank #11100 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,542 births

Nader — #11100 US boys' name

1,542 babies named Nader in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s541970s2511980s3631990s3972000s2932010s1382020s46
#11100
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Nader was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

61 babies were named Nader in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nader

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,542 babies named Nader between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nader currently holds the #11100 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nader performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 397 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nader shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 249 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Nader in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nader in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,542 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nader at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,542

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

1990

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,100

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nader popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
61
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Nader by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
397 births that decade — 26% of Nader's all-time total
1960s541970s2511980s3631990s3972000s2932010s1382020s46

Nader by state

Where Nader concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nader
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
249 16.1%
#2 New York
72 4.7%
#3 Illinois
66 4.3%
#4 Michigan
34 2.2%
#5 New Jersey
17 1.1%
#6 Ohio
15 1.0%
#7 Florida
11 0.7%
#8 Texas
11 0.7%
California share of Nader's total US births 16.1%
Even split

249 of 1,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nader?
1,542 babies have been named Nader since 1963. It currently ranks #11100 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 61 births.
When was Nader most popular?
Nader was most popular in the 1990s decade with 397 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Nader most popular?
The top states for the name Nader are California (249 births), New York (72 births), Illinois (66 births).
How long has the name Nader been used?
Nader has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nader?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nadir, Nadav, Nadeem, Nadim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.