Boys' name · since 1976
Nnamdi
815 babies named Nnamdi in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nnamdi currently ranks #5278 among boys' names in America, with 815 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Nnamdi recorded 815 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #5278 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 815 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nnamdi ranks #5,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 815 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nnamdi's 815 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nnamdi compares
815 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nnamdi's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nnamdi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 815 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nnamdi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nnamdi's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nnamdi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nnamdi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (207 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Nnamdi's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Nnamdi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 207 births (25% of all-time use).
How Nnamdi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nnamdi's total volume
Nnamdi by state
Where Nnamdi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nnamdi's data
- Nnamdi's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nnamdis (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nnamdi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Nnamdi 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.