Boys' name · since 1981
Nhat
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Nhat, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
51 boys have been named Nhat since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nhat has been recorded 51 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2012.
- #22,073 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nhat ranks #22,073 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nhat's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nhat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nhat's full recorded timeline at 2000, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nhat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Nhat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Nhat's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nhat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Nhat's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nhat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
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, 1981–2012 (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 Nhat 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.