Recorded 2000–2011 Boys' name Peak 2003 26 births

Nalen — boys' name

26 babies named Nalen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s5
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Nalen was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nalen in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalen

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Nalen between 2000 and 2011, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nalen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nalen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalen 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 26 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.

Nalen at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

26

Since 2000

12 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2000

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nalen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2000

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Nalen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 81% of Nalen's all-time total
2000s212010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalen?
26 babies have been named Nalen since 2000. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Nalen most popular?
Nalen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Nalen been used?
Nalen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 12 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nalen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalin, Nalu, Nalan, Nalo, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2011 (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.