Boys' name · since 2001
Nahuel
246 babies named Nahuel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahuel currently ranks #12812 among boys' names in America, with 246 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Nahuel recorded 246 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #12812 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,812 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 246 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahuel ranks #11,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,812 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 246 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahuel's 246 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nahuel compares
246 42nd 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
Nahuel's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nahuel's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nahuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nahuel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Nahuel's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nahuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (51% of all-time use).
Nahuel by state
Where Nahuel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
21 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nahuel's data
- Nahuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Nahuels (21 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 Nahuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Nahuel 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.