Boys' name · since 1893
Narciso
Narciso has 2,078 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,078
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
Narciso currently ranks #12052 among boys' names in America, with 2,078 babies recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Narciso has been recorded 2,078 times among boys since 1893, currently ranked #12052 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #3,233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,052 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,078 born since 1893
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Narciso ranks #3,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,052 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,078 born since 1893, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,078
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
Narciso's 2,078 recorded births place it above 92.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Narciso compares
2,078 Top 22% higher than 78% of 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
Narciso's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Narciso | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,078 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Narciso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Narciso splits its recorded history at 1968: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Narciso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Narciso by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (240 births, 12% of the file).
1950s was Narciso's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Narciso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 70
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
226 births
- 1940s
1940s
186 births
- 1950s
1950s
240 births
- 1960s
1960s
198 births
- 1970s
1970s
233 births
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 240 births (12% of all-time use).
How Narciso compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Narciso's total volume
Narciso by state
Where Narciso concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 766 | 36.9% |
| #2 | California | | 246 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 9 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
766 of 2,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Narciso's data
- Narciso's decade-level peak was the 1950s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Narcisos (766 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Narciso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Narciso 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.