Recorded 1987–2014 Unisex name Peak 1987 22 births

Nghi — unisex name

22 babies named Nghi in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s52000s52010s6
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Nghi was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nghi in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nghi

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Nghi between 1987 and 2014, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nghi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Nghi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nghi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nghi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nghi 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 22 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.

Nghi at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

22

Since 1987

28 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1987

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nghi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1987

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 2014200019931987 6

Nghi popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1980 (Nghi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1980 5

Nghi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 27% of Nghi's all-time total
1980s61990s52000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nghi?
22 babies have been named Nghi since 1987. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Nghi most popular?
Nghi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Is Nghi a unisex name?
Yes, Nghi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Nghi been used?
Nghi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 28 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Nghi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nghia. 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, 1987–2014 (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.