Girls' name · since 1975

Nazia

Nazia has 417 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#7015
among girls today
417
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
60%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Nazia is the #7015 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 417 recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nazia has been recorded 417 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #7015 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #7015 among girls today
  • 417 born since 1975
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 60% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Nazia is currently the #7015 girls' name in America, more common than 60% of girls - 417 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.

#7015
among girls today
417
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
60%
more common than other girls

Nazia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%60.4%
Nazia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7015
of 17,726 girls in use

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

1980s
Peak decade

30% 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.

How Nazia compares

417 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,726 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

Nazia's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nazia Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 417 382 567,345
Peak-year births 19 48 19,840

Nazia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nazia splits its recorded history at 2000: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nazia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

417

Since 1975

51 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,015

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1975

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2025

Nazia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
05101520 19751985199119982004201120212025 12

Nazia by decade

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

1980s was Nazia's strongest decade.

124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Nazia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 124 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

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 10.3%
#2 California
18 4.3%
New York share of Nazia's total US births 10.3%
Even split

43 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nazia?
417 babies have been named Nazia since 1975. It currently ranks #7015 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?
Records for Nazia go back to 1975, giving 51 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Nazia's data

  • Nazia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Nazias (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nazia: #7015 Girls' Name - 417 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nazia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Nazia 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 June 2026.