Boys' name · since 1993
Nuchem
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Nuchem, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nuchem currently ranks #4959 among boys' names in America, with 274 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Nuchem recorded 274 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #4959 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,160 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,959 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nuchem ranks #11,160 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,959 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 274 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nuchem's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nuchem compares
274 44th percentile among 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
Nuchem's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nuchem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nuchem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nuchem splits its recorded history at 2012: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nuchem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nuchem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Nuchem's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nuchem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (40% of all-time use).
Nuchem by state
Where Nuchem concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 182 | 66.4% |
182 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nuchem's data
- Nuchem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nuchems (182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nuchem
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nuchem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Nuchem 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.