Girls' name · since 2008
Nakshatra
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 187 babies named Nakshatra, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nakshatra is the #9301 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 187 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Nakshatra recorded 187 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #9301 nationally today, ahead of 46% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #20,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 187 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakshatra ranks #20,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 187 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nakshatra's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nakshatra compares
187 35th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nakshatra's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakshatra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nakshatra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakshatra's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakshatra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nakshatra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (101 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Nakshatra's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nakshatra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 101 births (54% of all-time use).
Nakshatra by state
Where Nakshatra concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 187 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nakshatra's data
- Nakshatra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nakshatras (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nakshatra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Nakshatra 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.