Girls' name · since 1975

Nari

Nari has 529 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,438 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,546 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
529
born since 1975
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Nari is the #3546 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 529 recorded since 1975.

Social Security Administration records show Nari recorded 529 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #3546 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #11,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,546 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 529 born since 1975
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nari ranks #11,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,546 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 529 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.

#11,438 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,546 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
529
born since 1975
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.4%
Nari vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nari's 529 recorded births place it above 84.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Nari compares

529 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Nari's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nari Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 529 376 567,345
Peak-year births 44 21 19,840

Nari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nari's full recorded timeline at 2010, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
44
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
01020304050 197519882003200720112015201920232025 43

Nari by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (219 births, 41% of the file).

2020s was Nari's strongest decade.

219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Nari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 219 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Nari compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nari's total volume

Nari vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -136, 4.5%-31, 7.4%-58, 4.2%-40, 7.4%-56, 6%-50, 6%-48, 13.4%-19, 10.4%-32, 7.4%-105, 4.2%-30, 8.7%-28, 8.1%-51, 4.7%-33, 12.1%-14, 11.9%Nari-51, 8.3%Nari
Nari vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nari by state

Where Nari concentrates geographically, total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 5.5%
#2 New York
12 2.3%
#3 Texas
12 2.3%
#4 Ohio
5 0.9%
California share of Nari's total US births 5.5%
Even split

29 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nari?
529 babies have been named Nari since 1975. All-time, it sits at #11,438 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,546 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 44 births.
Where does Nari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nari ranks #11,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,546 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nari most popular?
Nari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nari most popular?
The top states for the name Nari are California (29 births), New York (12 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Nari been used?
Nari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 51 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nariah, Nariyah, Nara, Narissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nari's data

  • California records the most Naris (29 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2025 (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 Nari 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.