Boys' name · since 1993
Nahom
Nahom has 981 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nahom is the #3491 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 981 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Nahom recorded 981 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #3491 nationally today, ahead of 75% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #5,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,491 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 981 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahom ranks #5,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,491 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 981 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nahom's 981 recorded births place it above 88.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nahom compares
981 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Nahom's all-time total is 166% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahom | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 981 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nahom splits its recorded history at 2009: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nahom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nahom by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (420 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Nahom's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nahom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
420 births
- 2020s
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 420 births (43% of all-time use).
How Nahom 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 Nahom's total volume
Nahom by state
Where Nahom concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Washington | | 47 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 38 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 27 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Nevada | | 10 | 1.0% |
53 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Nahom appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nahom's data
- Nahom's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (420 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nahoms (53 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nahom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Nahom 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.