Boys' name · since 1972
Nahshon
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 697 babies named Nahshon, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahshon currently ranks #12335 among boys' names in America, with 697 babies recorded since 1972.
Nahshon has 697 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12335 as of the latest data, more common than 11% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #6,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahshon ranks #6,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 697 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahshon's 697 recorded births place it above 85.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nahshon compares
697 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Nahshon's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahshon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nahshon splits its recorded history at 2000: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nahshon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Nahshon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (212 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nahshon's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nahshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 212 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nahshon 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 Nahshon's total volume
Nahshon by state
Where Nahshon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 3.4% |
24 of 697 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nahshon's data
- Nahshon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nahshons (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nahshon: 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 (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Nahshon 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.