Boys' name · since 2001

Nau

10 babies named Nau in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,365 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Nau is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nau has been recorded 10 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2017.

  • #35,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nau ranks #35,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#35,365 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Nau's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nau splits its recorded history at 2017: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births).

Nau popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2001)
5
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5 20012017 5

Nau by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Nau's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Nau births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nau? ▼
10 babies have been named Nau since 2001. All-time, it sits at #35,365 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2001 with 5 births.
Where does Nau sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nau ranks #35,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nau most popular? ▼
Nau was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nau been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nau since 2001 -- 17 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Nau? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naujour, Nautica, Naun, Nauman, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nau's data

  • Nau's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nau

Nearby Names Like Nau

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nau

Naujour Boy
#5599 102 births
Nautica Boy
55 births
Naun Boy
26 births
Nauman Boy
22 births
Naum Boy
17 births

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Every
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Zennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nau: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2017 (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 Nau 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.