Boys' name · since 1999
Negus
Negus has 11 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Negus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Negus recorded 11 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2007.
- #33,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Negus ranks #33,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Negus's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Negus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Negus splits its recorded history at 2007: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Negus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Negus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Negus's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Negus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Negus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1999–2007 (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 Negus 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.