Nahshon — #12622 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Nahshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 692 babies named Nahshon between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nahshon currently holds the #12622 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nahshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nahshon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahshon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 692 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.