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Unisex name ★ peaked 1995

Nevada

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #3,819 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#3,819
among girls · ↑198 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Nevada · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 41,212
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1995
74 babies
All-time total
3,913
#3,468 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Nevada popularity over time

3,913 babies have been named Nevada since 1880, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 100 – 100 10 – #441
1890s 151 – 151 15 +51% #583
1900s 152 – 152 15 +1% #773
1910s 307 – 307 31 +102% #910
1920s 340 – 340 34 +11% #1,219
1930s 238 – 238 24 -30% #1,346
1940s 129 – 129 13 -46% #1,903
1950s 138 26 164 16 +27% #2,371
1960s 90 21 111 11 -32% #3,856
1970s 132 109 241 24 +117% #3,890
1980s 153 112 265 27 +10% #3,865
1990s 314 200 514 51 +94% #2,682
2000s 434 136 570 57 +11% #2,663
2010s 281 58 339 34 -41% #3,588
2020s (to 2025) 231 61 292 49 +44% #3,305

Where Nevada 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 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Nevada

Nevada is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,819 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,913 American babies have been named Nevada, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1995, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Nevada stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nevada?

The median living Nevada is about 27 years old; half are between 16 and 44. An estimated 2,600 people named Nevada are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Nevada 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 39 #3,819 13 #6,703
2024 37 #4,017 11 #7,607
2023 44 #3,566 13 #6,789
2022 49 #3,305 12 #7,121
2021 34 #4,218 7 #10,471
2020 28 #4,724 5 #13,489
2019 24 #5,414 7 #10,489
2018 25 #5,284 7 #10,418
2017 32 #4,459 11 #7,403
2016 24 #5,564 – –
2015 26 #5,255 – –
2014 22 #5,934 8 #9,373
2013 26 #5,268 – –
2012 27 #5,210 9 #8,670
2011 44 #3,588 10 #7,916
2010 31 #4,701 6 #11,769
2009 33 #4,552 7 #10,647
2008 46 #3,570 7 #10,692
2007 29 #5,059 – –
2006 49 #3,355 18 #4,998
2005 50 #3,157 14 #5,792
2004 48 #3,213 12 #6,404
2003 60 #2,663 13 #5,782
2002 39 #3,509 14 #5,316
2001 47 #3,034 24 #3,587
2000 33 #3,858 27 #3,199
1995 44 #2,770 30 #2,539
1990 14 #6,365 19 #3,270
1985 19 #4,231 – –
1980 9 #7,202 15 #3,057
1975 17 #3,890 7 #4,646
1970 11 #4,975 14 #2,593
1965 7 #5,649 – –
1960 12 #3,856 – –
1955 12 #3,517 5 #4,221
1950 17 #2,509 – –
1945 14 #2,420 – –
1940 12 #2,534 – –
1935 30 #1,346 – –
1930 28 #1,493 – –
1925 24 #1,780 – –
1920 34 #1,369 – –
1915 34 #1,183 – –
1910 23 #910 – –
1905 20 #842 – –
1900 23 #773 – –
1895 12 #970 – –
1890 9 #988 – –
1885 5 #1,159 – –
1880 12 #513 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nevada?

The median living Nevada is about 27 years old. Half of all living Nevadas are between 16 and 44 years old.

How many people named Nevada are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Nevada are alive in the United States, based on 3,913 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nevada in 2025?

Nevada ranked #3,819 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nevada?

3,913 babies have been named Nevada in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nevada most popular?

Nevada peaked in 1995, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Nevada a boy or girl name?

Nevada is used for both: about 82% of babies named Nevada have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Nevada rising or falling?

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

Will Nevada become more popular?

Nevada is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Nevada 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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