Recorded 1981–2012 Boys' name Peak 2000 51 births

Nhat — boys' name

51 babies named Nhat in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s172000s192010s10
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Nhat was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nhat in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nhat

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Nhat between 1981 and 2012, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nhat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nhat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nhat shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nhat 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 51 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.

Nhat at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

51

Since 1981

32 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1981

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2012

Nhat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1981

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 201220112006200220001996199319921981 5

Nhat by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 37% of Nhat's all-time total
1980s51990s172000s192010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nhat?
51 babies have been named Nhat since 1981. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Nhat most popular?
Nhat was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Nhat been used?
Nhat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 32 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Nhat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nhan, Nha. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2012 (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.