Unisex name · since 1973
Nature
Nature has 639 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nature currently ranks #2592 among unisex names in America, with 639 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nature has been recorded 639 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #2592 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #10,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,592 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 639 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nature ranks #10,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,592 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 639 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nature's 639 recorded births place it above 86.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Nature compares
639 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Nature's all-time total is 70% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nature | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 639 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nature's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nature's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nature popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nature popularity over time - boys
210 total births recorded since 2000 (Nature as boys' name)
Nature by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (326 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Nature's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nature births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 111
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
326 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 326 births (51% of all-time use).
How Nature compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nature's total volume
Nature by state
Where Nature concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 17 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
17 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Nature appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- South Carolina records the most Natures (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Nature: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Nature 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.