US rank #10210 Boys' name Peak 2009 127 births

Nahun — #10210 US boys' name

127 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.

1990s122000s592010s312020s25
#10210
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Nahun was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nahun in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nahun

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Nahun between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nahun currently holds the #10210 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nahun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nahun shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nahun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nahun 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 127 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.

Nahun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

127

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,210

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nahun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 2024202120152009200620011990 5

Nahun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 46% of Nahun's all-time total
1990s122000s592010s312020s25

Nahun by state

Where Nahun concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nahun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Nahun's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nahun?
127 babies have been named Nahun since 1990. It currently ranks #10210 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Nahun most popular?
Nahun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Nahun most popular?
The top states for the name Nahun are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nahun been used?
Nahun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nahun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nahum, Nahom, Nahshon, Naheem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.