Recorded 1989–2023 Unisex name Peak 2011 201 births

Nalin — boys' name

201 babies named Nalin in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s112000s942010s722020s19
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nalin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nalin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nalin

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Nalin between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nalin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Nalin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nalin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nalin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nalin 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 201 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.

Nalin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

201

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2011

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nalin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202320172013201020072004200119981989 5

Nalin popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1980 (Nalin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20152010199619821980 5

Nalin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 47% of Nalin's all-time total
1980s51990s112000s942010s722020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nalin?
201 babies have been named Nalin since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 15 births.
When was Nalin most popular?
Nalin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Nalin a unisex name?
Yes, Nalin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 201 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Nalin been used?
Nalin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nalin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalu, Nalan, Nalo, Nalen, 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, 1989–2023 (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.