Boys' name · since 1991
Nain
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Nain, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
304 babies have been named Nain since 1991, making it today's #5993 boys' name.
Nain has 304 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5993 as of the latest data, more common than 57% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #10,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,993 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nain ranks #10,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,993 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nain's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nain compares
304 46th 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
Nain's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nain's full recorded timeline at 2010, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nain popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Nain as girls' name)
Nain by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Nain's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (34% of all-time use).
Nain by state
Where Nain concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.0% |
25 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nain's data
- Nain's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nains (25 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 Nain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Nain 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.