Total births
81
Boys' name · since 1928
Numan
81 babies named Numan in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 81
- total births
- 1928–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Numan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 81 have been recorded since 1928.
Numan has 81 recorded births among boys since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- 81 total births
- 1928–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
81 boys have been named Numan since 1928, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 81
- total births
- 1928–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Numan was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
10 babies were named Numan in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Numan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Numan's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Numan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1928
Numan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Numan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Numan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Numan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Numan? ▼
Numan has been given to 81 babies in the U.S. since 1928, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 10 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Numan most popular? ▼
Numan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Numan been used? ▼
Records for Numan go back to 1928, giving 98 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Numan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Numa, Numair. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Numan's data
- Numan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1928–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Numan: Baby Name Since 1928 - 81 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/numan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Numan 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 June 2026.