Girls' name · since 1978
Nesreen
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Nesreen, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nesreen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 194 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nesreen recorded 194 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2018.
- #20,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nesreen ranks #20,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nesreen's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nesreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nesreen's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nesreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nesreen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Nesreen's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nesreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Nesreen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nesreen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1978–2018 (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 Nesreen 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.