Girls' name · since 1992
Nautica
2,240 babies named Nautica in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,240
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nautica is the #9099 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,240 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nautica has been recorded 2,240 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #9099 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #4,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,099 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,240 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nautica ranks #4,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,099 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,240 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,099 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,240
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nautica's 2,240 recorded births place it above 93.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Nautica compares
2,240 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Nautica's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nautica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 246 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nautica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nautica's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 15% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 85%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 246, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nautica popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 246
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nautica popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1996 (Nautica as boys' name)
Nautica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (991 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Nautica's strongest decade.
991 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nautica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
991 births
- 2000s
2000s
957 births
- 2010s 223
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 991 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nautica 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 Nautica's total volume
Nautica by state
Where Nautica concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 268 | 12.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 156 | 7.0% |
| #3 | California | | 130 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 115 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 98 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 89 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 77 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 54 | 2.4% |
268 of 2,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Nautica appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nautica's data
- Nautica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (991 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Nauticas (268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Nautica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Nautica 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.