Girls' name · since 1998
Nashanti
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Nashanti, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nashanti sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashanti has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2010.
- #30,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashanti ranks #30,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nashanti's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nashanti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nashanti's full recorded timeline at 2004, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nashanti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2010
- Peak year (2002)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Nashanti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 87% of the file).
2000s was Nashanti's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Nashanti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (87% of all-time use).
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- Nashanti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Nashanti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~12 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, 1998–2010 (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 Nashanti 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.