Recorded 1987–1998 Girls' name Peak 1987 10 births

Nashwa — girls' name

10 babies named Nashwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nashwa was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nashwa in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nashwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Nashwa between 1987 and 1998, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nashwa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nashwa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nashwa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nashwa 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 10 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.

Nashwa at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

10

Since 1987

12 years of records

Peak year

1987

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1987

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nashwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1987

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19981987 5

Nashwa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Nashwa's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nashwa?
10 babies have been named Nashwa since 1987. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1987 with 5 births.
When was Nashwa most popular?
Nashwa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Nashwa been used?
Nashwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 12 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nashwa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashla, Nashly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1987–1998 (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.