Boys' name · since 1969
Nenad
Nenad has 43 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nenad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Nenad recorded 43 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2001.
- #23,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nenad ranks #23,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nenad's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nenad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nenad's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nenad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2001
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nenad by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Nenad's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nenad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Nenad's decade-level peak was the 1970s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1969–2001 (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 Nenad 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.