US rank #6984 Girls' name Peak 1986 405 births

Nazia — #6984 US girls' name

405 babies named Nazia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1241990s1142000s782010s362020s48
#6984
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Nazia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nazia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nazia

The Social Security Administration has registered 405 babies named Nazia between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nazia currently holds the #6984 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nazia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nazia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nazia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nazia 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 405 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.

Nazia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

405

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#6,984

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nazia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420192010200419991993198819831975 5

Nazia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
124 births that decade — 31% of Nazia's all-time total
1970s51980s1241990s1142000s782010s362020s48

Nazia by state

Where Nazia concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nazia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 10.6%
#2 California
18 4.4%
New York share of Nazia's total US births 10.6%
Even split

43 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nazia?
405 babies have been named Nazia since 1975. It currently ranks #6984 among girls. The peak year was 1986 with 19 births.
When was Nazia most popular?
Nazia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Nazia most popular?
The top states for the name Nazia are New York (43 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Nazia been used?
Nazia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nazia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nazareth, Naziyah, Nazaria, Nazly, 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, 1975–2024 (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.