Boys' name · since 2005
Nehan
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.
- #15,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 126 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Nehan recorded 126 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2022.
- #15,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nehan ranks #15,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehan's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nehan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nehan's full recorded timeline at 2016, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nehan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nehan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Nehan's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Nehan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (70% of all-time use).
Nehan by state
Where Nehan concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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- Nehan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nehans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nehan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2005–2022 (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 Nehan 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.