Unisex name · since 2001
Naz
Naz has 94 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naz sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 94 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Naz recorded 94 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2019.
- #27,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naz ranks #27,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naz's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Naz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naz's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naz popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Naz popularity over time - boys
79 total births recorded since 2016 (Naz as boys' name)
Naz by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Naz's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Naz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Naz's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2010s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2001–2019 (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 Naz 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.