US rank #10929 Boys' name Peak 1990 2,073 births

Narciso — #10929 US boys' name

2,073 babies named Narciso in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s701920s2081930s2261940s1861950s2401960s1981970s2331980s2231990s2252000s1542010s792020s26
#10929
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Narciso was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

34 babies were named Narciso in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Narciso

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,073 babies named Narciso between 1893 and 2024, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Narciso currently holds the #10929 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Narciso performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Narciso shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 766 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Narciso in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Narciso 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 2,073 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.

Narciso at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,073

Since 1893

132 years of records

Peak year

1990

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#10,929

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1893

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2024

Narciso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1893

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
34
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
010203040 202420081994198019661952193819241893 5

Narciso by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
240 births that decade — 12% of Narciso's all-time total
1890s51910s701920s2081930s2261940s1861950s2401960s1981970s2331980s2231990s2252000s1542010s792020s26

Narciso by state

Where Narciso concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Narciso
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
766 37.0%
#2 California
246 11.9%
#3 New Mexico
18 0.9%
#4 New York
9 0.4%
#5 Illinois
5 0.2%
Texas share of Narciso's total US births 37.0%
Even split

766 of 2,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Narciso?
2,073 babies have been named Narciso since 1893. It currently ranks #10929 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 34 births.
When was Narciso most popular?
Narciso was most popular in the 1950s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Narciso most popular?
The top states for the name Narciso are Texas (766 births), California (246 births), New Mexico (18 births).
How long has the name Narciso been used?
Narciso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 132 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Narciso?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Narek, Narayan, Naren, Narada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1893–2024 (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.