Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Nazareth

Gender Unisex · 50% girls Rank 2025 #2,530 Trend ↑ Rising 47%
Rank 2025
#2,530
among girls · ↓504 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
117
named Nazareth · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,961
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
156 babies
All-time total
2,402
#6,598 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Nazareth popularity over time

2,402 babies have been named Nazareth since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 21 21 2 – –
1930s – 7 7 1 -67% –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 5 5 1 – –
1970s – 34 34 3 +580% –
1980s 13 65 78 8 +129% #9,372
1990s 107 110 217 22 +178% #5,371
2000s 186 315 501 50 +131% #5,057
2010s 424 364 788 79 +57% #2,624
2020s (to 2025) 474 277 751 125 +59% #1,874

Where Nazareth is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 74 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

Where Nazareth is most popular

Girls named Nazareth per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New Jersey, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nazareth born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 83 0.103 +107%
New Jersey 16 0.089 +78%
California 60 0.071 +43%
North Carolina 16 0.070 +41%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -17%
Florida 16 0.037 -25%
New York 14 0.035 -29%
Virginia 6 0.035 -29%
Georgia 5 0.022 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nazareth

Nazareth is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,530 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 2,402 American babies have been named Nazareth, about 50% girls and 50% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 156 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nazareth stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nazareth?

The median living Nazareth is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 2,300 people named Nazareth are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nazareth year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 70 #2,530 47 #2,744
2024 97 #2,026 48 #2,736
2023 107 #1,874 49 #2,682
2022 68 #2,596 36 #3,322
2021 62 #2,777 47 #2,719
2020 70 #2,490 50 #2,574
2019 67 #2,624 43 #2,888
2018 56 #2,955 46 #2,695
2017 58 #2,894 43 #2,829
2016 64 #2,730 41 #2,919
2015 36 #4,124 39 #3,008
2014 39 #3,901 35 #3,196
2013 28 #4,985 36 #3,106
2012 27 #5,208 33 #3,343
2011 24 #5,680 25 #4,073
2010 25 #5,548 23 #4,330
2009 16 #7,965 45 #2,736
2008 23 #6,088 29 #3,708
2007 29 #5,057 32 #3,426
2006 11 #10,406 35 #3,134
2005 23 #5,557 37 #2,884
2004 19 #6,430 33 #3,055
2003 24 #5,200 19 #4,379
2002 14 #7,716 24 #3,635
2001 14 #7,625 33 #2,847
2000 13 #7,909 28 #3,129
1995 8 #10,226 12 #5,022
1990 8 #9,874 9 #5,681
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 5 #6,956
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 5 #4,701
1920 – – 6 #4,132
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nazareth, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nazareth?

The median living Nazareth is about 10 years old. Half of all living Nazareths are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Nazareth are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Nazareth are alive in the United States, based on 2,402 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nazareth in 2025?

Nazareth ranked #2,530 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nazareth?

2,402 babies have been named Nazareth in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nazareth most popular?

Nazareth peaked in 2023, when 156 newborns received the name.

Is Nazareth a boy or girl name?

Nazareth is used for both: about 50% of babies named Nazareth have been girls and 50% boys.

Is the name Nazareth rising or falling?

Nazareth is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nazareth become more popular?

Nazareth is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Nazareth in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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