Unisex name · since 1987
Nazareth
1,204 babies named Nazareth in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,204
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nazareth is the #2530 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,204 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazareth has been recorded 1,204 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2530 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #6,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,204 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazareth ranks #6,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,204 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,204
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nazareth's 1,204 recorded births place it above 90.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nazareth compares
1,204 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Nazareth's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nazareth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nazareth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nazareth's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nazareth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Nazareth popularity over time - boys
1,198 total births recorded since 1920 (Nazareth as boys' name)
Nazareth by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (474 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Nazareth's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nazareth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 186
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
424 births
- 2020s
2020s
474 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 474 births (39% of all-time use).
How Nazareth 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 Nazareth's total volume
Nazareth by state
Where Nazareth concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 221 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 196 | 16.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
221 of 1,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Nazareth appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Nazareths (221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nazareth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Nazareth 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.