Recorded 2005–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 126 births

Nehan — boys' name

126 babies named Nehan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s882020s24
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Nehan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

16 babies were named Nehan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nehan

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Nehan between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nehan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nehan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nehan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nehan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nehan 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 126 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.

Nehan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

126

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2017

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nehan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20222020201820162013201120092005 8

Nehan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
88 births that decade — 70% of Nehan's all-time total
2000s142010s882020s24

Nehan by state

Where Nehan concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nehan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.0%
New York share of Nehan's total US births 4.0%

5 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nehan?
126 babies have been named Nehan since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 16 births.
When was Nehan most popular?
Nehan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Nehan most popular?
The top states for the name Nehan are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nehan been used?
Nehan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nehan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nehemiah, Nehemias, Nehemyah, Nehal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2022 (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.