US rank #5189 Girls' name Peak 2024 239 births

Nazanin — #5189 US girls' name

239 babies named Nazanin in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s361990s172000s132010s622020s106
#5189
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nazanin was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Nazanin in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nazanin

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Nazanin between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nazanin currently holds the #5189 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nazanin performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nazanin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nazanin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nazanin 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 239 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.

Nazanin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

239

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,189

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nazanin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 202420212018201520001991198619821979 5

Nazanin by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
106 births that decade — 44% of Nazanin's all-time total
1970s51980s361990s172000s132010s622020s106

Nazanin by state

Where Nazanin concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nazanin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 12.6%
#2 Texas
5 2.1%
California share of Nazanin's total US births 12.6%
Even split

30 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nazanin?
239 babies have been named Nazanin since 1979. It currently ranks #5189 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Nazanin most popular?
Nazanin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nazanin most popular?
The top states for the name Nazanin are California (30 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Nazanin been used?
Nazanin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nazanin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nazareth, Naziyah, Nazaria, Nazia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.