Boys' name · since 1998
Nahim
Nahim has 131 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nahim is the #5512 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 131 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Nahim recorded 131 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #5512 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #15,664 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,512 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 131 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahim ranks #15,664 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,512 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 131 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nahim's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nahim compares
131 30th 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
Nahim's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nahim splits its recorded history at 2018: 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 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nahim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Nahim's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (54% of all-time use).
Nahim by state
Where Nahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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- Florida records the most Nahims (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Nahim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Nahim 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.