Total births
111
Boys' name · since 2003
Namish
Namish has 111 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 111
- total births
- 2003–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
111 boys have been named Namish since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Namish has 111 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- 111 total births
- 2003–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
111 boys have been named Namish since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 111
- total births
- 2003–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Namish was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
15 babies were named Namish in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Namish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Namish's full recorded timeline at 2015, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Namish at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Namish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Namish by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Namish's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Namish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (58% of all-time use).
Namish by state
Where Namish concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.5% |
California share of Namish's total US births 4.5%
5 of 111 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Namish? ▼
Namish has been given to 111 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 15 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Namish most popular? ▼
Namish was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Namish most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Namish are California (5 births).
How long has the name Namish been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Namish since 2003 -- 23 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Namish? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nam, Namon, Namir, Naman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Namish's data
- Namish's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Namishs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Namish
Nearby Names Like Namish
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Namish
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Namon Boy
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Namir Boy
#2021 935 births
Naman Boy
#4725 521 births
Namari Boy
#1854 466 births
Compare Namish side by side: Namish vs Nam Namish vs Namon Namish vs Namir
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Namish: Baby Name Since 2003 - 111 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/namish. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Namish 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 July 2026.