Boy nameCurrently #13,569 in the USFalling

Nahshon

2 syllablesPeak year: 20057 lettersStarts with N

Meaning & origin

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Nahshon's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Nahshon, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Nahshon
19728
19755
19766
197712
197813
197914
19806
198113
198210
19839
198412
198510
198614
19877
198818
198910
19908
19916
199210
199312
199415
199524
199620
199718
199825
199920
200021
200118
200218
200323
200421
200525
200624
200723
200818
200921
201019
201120
201211
201312
201412
201512
20169
20176
20189
20199
20209
20218
20227
20237
20245

Nahshon through the decades

  • Nahshon peaked in 2005, when 25 babies were named Nahshon in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Nahshon has fallen 56% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Nahshon currently ranks #13,569 in the US and is cooling off.

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