US rank #7502 Boys' name Peak 2004 161 births

Nekhi — #7502 US boys' name

161 babies named Nekhi in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s782010s562020s27
#7502
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nekhi was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nekhi in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nekhi

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Nekhi between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nekhi currently holds the #7502 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nekhi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nekhi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nekhi 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 161 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.

Nekhi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

161

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2004

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,502

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nekhi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2024202020152012200820052001 8

Nekhi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 48% of Nekhi's all-time total
2000s782010s562020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nekhi?
161 babies have been named Nekhi since 2001. It currently ranks #7502 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 17 births.
When was Nekhi most popular?
Nekhi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Nekhi been used?
Nekhi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nekhi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neko, Nekoda, Nektarios, Nekia, and 1 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, 2001–2024 (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.