Boys' name · since 1990
Nahun
136 babies named Nahun in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,208 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahun currently ranks #9208 among boys' names in America, with 136 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahun has been recorded 136 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #9208 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #15,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,208 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 136 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahun ranks #15,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,208 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,208 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nahun's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nahun compares
136 31st 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
Nahun's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nahun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nahun splits its recorded history at 2010: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nahun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nahun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (59 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Nahun's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nahun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (43% of all-time use).
Nahun by state
Where Nahun concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 136 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nahun's data
- Nahun's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nahuns (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nahun: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Nahun 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.