Boys' name · since 1975
Nadir
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,292 babies named Nadir, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,292
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadir currently ranks #4452 among boys' names in America, with 1,292 babies recorded since 1975.
Nadir has 1,292 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4452 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,452 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,292 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadir ranks #4,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,292 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,292
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadir's 1,292 recorded births place it above 90.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nadir compares
1,292 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Nadir's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,292 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nadir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nadir splits its recorded history at 2000: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nadir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nadir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (372 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Nadir's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nadir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 144
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
372 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 372 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nadir 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 Nadir's total volume
Nadir by state
Where Nadir concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 188 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 143 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
188 of 1,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadir's data
- Nadir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (372 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nadirs (188 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Nadir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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 Nadir 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.