Boys' name · since 1997
Nazaire
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Nazaire, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
232 babies have been named Nazaire since 1997, making it today's #5753 boys' name.
Nazaire has 232 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5753 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,753 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 232 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazaire ranks #12,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,753 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 232 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nazaire's 232 recorded births place it above 73.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nazaire compares
232 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nazaire's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nazaire | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 232 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nazaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nazaire's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nazaire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nazaire by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (94 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Nazaire's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nazaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (41% of all-time use).
Nazaire by state
Where Nazaire concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 232 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nazaire's data
- Nazaire's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nazaires (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nazaire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Nazaire 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.