Boys' name · since 1974
Nizam
Nizam has 5 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nizam is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Nizam recorded 5 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1974.
- #43,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nizam ranks #43,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nizam's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nizam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Nizam by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Nizam's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nizam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nizam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 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, 1974–1974 (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 Nizam 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.