Girls' name · since 1989
Nargis
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Nargis, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nargis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 76 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nargis has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #30,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nargis ranks #30,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nargis's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nargis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nargis's full recorded timeline at 2010, 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 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nargis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nargis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Nargis's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nargis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Nargis's decade-level peak was the 2010s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nargis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Nargis 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.