Recorded 1969–2001 Boys' name Peak 1979 43 births

Nenad — boys' name

43 babies named Nenad in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s191980s112000s5
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nenad was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nenad in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nenad

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Nenad between 1969 and 2001, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nenad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nenad performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nenad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nenad 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 43 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.

Nenad at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

43

Since 1969

33 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1969

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2001

Nenad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1969

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
45678910 2001198219801979197819771969 8

Nenad by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 44% of Nenad's all-time total
1960s81970s191980s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nenad?
43 babies have been named Nenad since 1969. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Nenad most popular?
Nenad was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Nenad been used?
Nenad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 33 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Nenad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neng, Neno. 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, 1969–2001 (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.