Boys' name · since 1909
Nunzio
1,838 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.
- #3,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,838
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nunzio is the #10753 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,838 recorded since 1909.
Nunzio has 1,838 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10753 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #3,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,753 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,838 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nunzio ranks #3,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,753 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,838 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,838
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nunzio's 1,838 recorded births place it above 92.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nunzio compares
1,838 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Nunzio's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nunzio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,838 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nunzio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nunzio's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nunzio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Nunzio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (547 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Nunzio's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nunzio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
355 births
- 1920s
1920s
547 births
- 1930s
1930s
262 births
- 1940s 129
1940s
129 births
- 1950s 110
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 113
1960s
113 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 547 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nunzio 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 Nunzio's total volume
Nunzio by state
Where Nunzio concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 689 | 37.5% |
| #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% |
689 of 1,838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Nunzio's data
- Nunzio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (547 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nunzios (689 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nunzio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Nunzio 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.