Boys' name · since 1998
Nakhi
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Nakhi, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakhi currently ranks #8585 among boys' names in America, with 175 babies recorded since 1998.
Nakhi has 175 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8585 as of the latest data, more common than 38% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #13,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,585 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakhi ranks #13,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,585 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 175 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nakhi's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nakhi compares
175 35th 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
Nakhi's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nakhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakhi's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nakhi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Nakhi's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nakhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (38% of all-time use).
Nakhi by state
Where Nakhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nakhi's data
- Nakhi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nakhis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakhi: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Nakhi 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.