Unisex name · since 1994
Nasim
Nasim has 496 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,246 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
496 babies have been named Nasim since 1994, making it today's #9246 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Nasim recorded 496 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #9246 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,246 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 496 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nasim ranks #7,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,246 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 496 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,246 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nasim's 496 recorded births place it above 82.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nasim compares
496 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nasim's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nasim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 496 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nasim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nasim's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nasim popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nasim popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1980 (Nasim as girls' name)
Nasim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (232 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Nasim's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Nasim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 232 births (47% of all-time use).
Nasim by state
Where Nasim concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 35 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 4.2% |
59 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nasim's data
- Nasim's decade-level peak was the 2000s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nasims (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nasim: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Nasim 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.