Recorded 2019–2025 Girls' name Peak 2020 55 births

Neslihan — girls' name

55 babies named Neslihan in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s82020s47

The verdict

55 girls have been named Neslihan since 2019, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

55
total births
2019–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Neslihan was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

13 babies were named Neslihan in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neslihan

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Neslihan between 2019 and 2025, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neslihan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neslihan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neslihan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neslihan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neslihan 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 55 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.

Neslihan at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

55

Since 2019

7 years of records

Peak year

2020

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2019

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2025

Neslihan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2019

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2020)
13
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
468101214 202520232022202120202019 8

Neslihan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
47 births that decade — 85% of Neslihan's all-time total
2010s82020s47

Neslihan by state

Where Neslihan concentrates geographically — total births since 2019

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neslihan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.1%
California share of Neslihan's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neslihan?
55 babies have been named Neslihan since 2019. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 13 births.
When was Neslihan most popular?
Neslihan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Neslihan most popular?
The top states for the name Neslihan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Neslihan been used?
Neslihan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 7 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Neslihan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nessa, Nesha, Nesreen, Nesa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2019–2025 (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.