Recorded 1981–2005 Boys' name Peak 1997 80 births

Naresh — boys' name

80 babies named Naresh in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s352000s22
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Naresh was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Naresh in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naresh

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Naresh between 1981 and 2005, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naresh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naresh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Naresh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naresh 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 80 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.

Naresh at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

80

Since 1981

25 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1981

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2005

Naresh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1981

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 2005200319991997199519841981 5

Naresh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 44% of Naresh's all-time total
1980s231990s352000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naresh?
80 babies have been named Naresh since 1981. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Naresh most popular?
Naresh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Naresh been used?
Naresh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 25 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Naresh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Narciso, Narek, Narayan, Naren, and 4 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, 1981–2005 (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.