Girls' name · since 1993
Nashley
492 babies named Nashley in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,869 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nashley is the #3869 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 492 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashley has been recorded 492 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #3869 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #11,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,869 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 492 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashley ranks #11,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,869 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 492 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,869 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nashley's 492 recorded births place it above 83.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nashley compares
492 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Nashley's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nashley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 492 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nashley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nashley splits its recorded history at 2011: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nashley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #3869 among girls.
492 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 47 births in a single year.
Nashley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (205 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Nashley's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nashley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 205 births (42% of all-time use).
Nashley decade highlights
- Peak decade 205 births
- Runner-up 171 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nashley by state
Where Nashley concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 86 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 40 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 17 | 3.5% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 2.0% |
86 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 17.5% of nationwide
- Florida 8.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.5% of nationwide
- California 2.4% of nationwide
- Texas 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 17.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Nashley's data
- Nashley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nashleys (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nashley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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, 1993–2025 (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 Nashley 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.
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