Girls' name · since 1994
Nene
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Nene, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,430 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
199 babies have been named Nene since 1994, making it today's #10430 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nene recorded 199 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #10430 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #19,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,430 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 199 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nene ranks #19,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,430 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 199 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,430 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nene's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nene compares
199 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nene's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nene splits its recorded history at 2011: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Nene's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (37% of all-time use).
Nene by state
Where Nene concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 5.5% |
11 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nene's data
- Nene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nenes (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Nene 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.