US rank #7212 Boys' name Peak 2024 30 births

Nawab — #7212 US boys' name

30 babies named Nawab in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s30
#7212
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nawab was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nawab in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nawab

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Nawab between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nawab currently holds the #7212 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nawab performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nawab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nawab in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nawab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

30

Since 2022

3 years of records

Peak year

2024

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,212

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2022

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nawab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
12
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
68101214 202420232022 11

Nawab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
30 births that decade — 100% of Nawab's all-time total
2020s30

Nawab by state

Where Nawab concentrates geographically — total births since 2022

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nawab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 16.7%
California share of Nawab's total US births 16.7%

5 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nawab?
30 babies have been named Nawab since 2022. It currently ranks #7212 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 12 births.
When was Nawab most popular?
Nawab was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nawab most popular?
The top states for the name Nawab are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nawab been used?
Nawab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nawab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nawaf, Naweed, Nawfal, Nawaz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2022–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.