US rank #8995 Boys' name Peak 1923 1,832 births

Nunzio — #8995 US boys' name

1,832 babies named Nunzio in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s71910s3551920s5471930s2621940s1291950s1101960s1131970s681980s651990s292000s502010s612020s36
#8995
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 37% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nunzio was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

67 babies were named Nunzio in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nunzio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,832 babies named Nunzio between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nunzio currently holds the #8995 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nunzio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 547 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Nunzio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 689 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nunzio in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nunzio 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 1,832 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.

Nunzio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,832

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1923

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#8,995

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nunzio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1923)
67
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
020406080 202420101988197319601947193419211909 7

Nunzio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
547 births that decade — 30% of Nunzio's all-time total
1900s71910s3551920s5471930s2621940s1291950s1101960s1131970s681980s651990s292000s502010s612020s36

Nunzio by state

Where Nunzio concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Nunzio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
689 37.6%
#2 New Jersey
101 5.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
85 4.6%
#4 Massachusetts
41 2.2%
#5 Ohio
11 0.6%
#6 Illinois
7 0.4%
#7 Connecticut
5 0.3%
New York share of Nunzio's total US births 37.6%
Even split

689 of 1,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nunzio?
1,832 babies have been named Nunzio since 1909. It currently ranks #8995 among boys. The peak year was 1923 with 67 births.
When was Nunzio most popular?
Nunzio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 547 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Nunzio most popular?
The top states for the name Nunzio are New York (689 births), New Jersey (101 births), Pennsylvania (85 births).
How long has the name Nunzio been used?
Nunzio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nunzio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuno, Nuncio, Nunzie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1909–2024 (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.