Boys' name · since 2012
Nahel
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Nahel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nahel currently ranks #6742 among boys' names in America, with 94 babies recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahel has been recorded 94 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #6742 nationally and more common than 52% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #17,839 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 94 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahel ranks #17,839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 94 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nahel's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nahel compares
94 25th percentile among 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
Nahel's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 94 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahel's full recorded timeline at 2022, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Nahel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (84 births, 89% of the file).
2020s was Nahel's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Nahel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 84 births (89% of all-time use).
Nahel by state
Where Nahel concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 13.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 5.3% |
13 of 94 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nahel's data
- Texas records the most Nahels (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nahel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Nahel 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.