Boys' name · since 1918
Nason
579 babies named Nason in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nason is the #9799 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nason has been recorded 579 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #9799 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, 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 1918 to 2025.
- #7,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,799 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nason ranks #7,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,799 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nason's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nason compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Nason's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nason splits its recorded history at 2002: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Nason by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (221 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Nason's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 221 births (38% of all-time use).
How Nason compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nason's total volume
Nason by state
Where Nason concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
17 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nason's data
- Nason's decade-level peak was the 2010s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nasons (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nason: 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 (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Nason 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.