Recorded 1999–2013 Girls' name Peak 1999 28 births

Nuzhat — girls' name

28 babies named Nuzhat in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s162010s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nuzhat was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nuzhat in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nuzhat

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Nuzhat between 1999 and 2013, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nuzhat currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nuzhat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nuzhat shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nuzhat in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nuzhat 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 28 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.

Nuzhat at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

28

Since 1999

15 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1999

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nuzhat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1999

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Nuzhat by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 57% of Nuzhat's all-time total
1990s72000s162010s5

Nuzhat by state

Where Nuzhat concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nuzhat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 17.9%
New York share of Nuzhat's total US births 17.9%

5 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nuzhat?
28 babies have been named Nuzhat since 1999. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Nuzhat most popular?
Nuzhat was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Nuzhat most popular?
The top states for the name Nuzhat are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nuzhat been used?
Nuzhat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 15 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nuzhat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nuzairah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2013 (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.