US rank #6318 Boys' name Peak 2021 251 births

Nuchem — #6318 US boys' name

251 babies named Nuchem in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s512010s1092020s70
#6318
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nuchem was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nuchem in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nuchem

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Nuchem between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nuchem currently holds the #6318 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nuchem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nuchem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nuchem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nuchem 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 251 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.

Nuchem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2021

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,318

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nuchem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200319971993 5

Nuchem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
109 births that decade — 43% of Nuchem's all-time total
1990s212000s512010s1092020s70

Nuchem by state

Where Nuchem concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nuchem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
180 71.7%
New York share of Nuchem's total US births 71.7%

180 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nuchem?
251 babies have been named Nuchem since 1993. It currently ranks #6318 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 19 births.
When was Nuchem most popular?
Nuchem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nuchem most popular?
The top states for the name Nuchem are New York (180 births).
How long has the name Nuchem been used?
Nuchem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.

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, 1993–2024 (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.