Girls' name · since 1980
Negin
87 babies named Negin in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
87 girls have been named Negin since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Negin recorded 87 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2000.
- #28,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Negin ranks #28,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Negin's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Negin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Negin splits its recorded history at 1991: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Negin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Negin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (49 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Negin's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Negin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (56% of all-time use).
Negin by state
Where Negin concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 18.4% |
16 of 87 births nationwide.
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What to do with Negin's data
- Negin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Negins (16 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Negin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1980–2000 (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 Negin 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.