Boys' name · since 2001
Nekhi
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Nekhi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
226 babies have been named Nekhi since 2001, making it today's #2201 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nekhi recorded 226 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #2201 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #12,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 226 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekhi ranks #12,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 226 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nekhi's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Nekhi compares
226 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nekhi's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nekhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 226 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nekhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nekhi's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nekhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nekhi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (92 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Nekhi's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nekhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 92 births (41% of all-time use).
Nekhi by state
Where Nekhi concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
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- Georgia records the most Nekhis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Nekhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Nekhi 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.