Boys' name · since 1975
Nadim
Nadim has 425 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
425 babies have been named Nadim since 1975, making it today's #8418 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nadim recorded 425 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #8418 nationally today, ahead of 40% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #8,709 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,418 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 425 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadim ranks #8,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,418 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 425 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nadim's 425 recorded births place it above 80.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nadim compares
425 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Nadim's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 425 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nadim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadim's full recorded timeline at 2002, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nadim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Nadim's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nadim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (24% of all-time use).
Nadim by state
Where Nadim concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadim's data
- Nadim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nadims (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nadim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Nadim 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.