Boys' name · since 1981
Nareg
Nareg has 146 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nareg is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 146 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Nareg recorded 146 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2016.
- #14,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nareg ranks #14,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nareg's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nareg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nareg's full recorded timeline at 1999, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nareg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Nareg by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Nareg's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nareg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (37% of all-time use).
Nareg by state
Where Nareg concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 51.4% |
75 of 146 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nareg's data
- Nareg's decade-level peak was the 1990s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Naregs (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nareg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1981–2016 (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 Nareg 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.