US rank #7348 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,057 births

Nhi — #7348 US girls' name

1,057 babies named Nhi in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s1591990s3602000s2992010s1882020s44
#7348
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nhi was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

43 babies were named Nhi in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nhi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,057 babies named Nhi between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nhi currently holds the #7348 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nhi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nhi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 229 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Nhi in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nhi 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 1,057 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.

Nhi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,057

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1999

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,348

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nhi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
43
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
01020304050 202420172011200519991993198719811979 7

Nhi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
360 births that decade — 34% of Nhi's all-time total
1970s71980s1591990s3602000s2992010s1882020s44

Nhi by state

Where Nhi concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nhi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
229 21.7%
#2 Texas
102 9.6%
#3 Louisiana
6 0.6%
#4 Virginia
5 0.5%
#5 Washington
5 0.5%
California share of Nhi's total US births 21.7%
Even split

229 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nhi?
1,057 babies have been named Nhi since 1979. It currently ranks #7348 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 43 births.
When was Nhi most popular?
Nhi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Nhi most popular?
The top states for the name Nhi are California (229 births), Texas (102 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Nhi been used?
Nhi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nhi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nhia, Nhien. 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, 1979–2024 (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.