Nevada
Nevada was the 3819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 441st; the most babies were born in 2003 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,436 places. More babies were named Nevada in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,819 girls, up 905 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- 78% girls, 22% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,913babies recorded
Nevada popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,819 | #6,703 | 39 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,724 | #13,489 | 28 | 5 |
| 2010 | #4,701 | #11,769 | 31 | 6 |
| 2000 | #3,858 | #3,199 | 33 | 27 |
| 1990 | #6,365 | #3,270 | 14 | 19 |
| 1980 | #7,202 | #3,057 | 9 | 15 |
| 1970 | #4,975 | #2,593 | 11 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,856 | — | 12 | — |
| 1950 | #2,509 | — | 17 | — |
| 1940 | #2,534 | — | 12 | — |
| 1930 | #1,493 | — | 28 | — |
| 1920 | #1,369 | — | 34 | — |
| 1910 | #910 | — | 23 | — |
| 1900 | #773 | — | 23 | — |
| 1890 | #988 | — | 9 | — |
| 1880 | #513 | — | 12 | — |
How popular is Nevada, counting every spelling?
Nevada has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nevada?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nevada (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nevada born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nevada.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nevada?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Nevada are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 45. That makes Nevada mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nevada by state
How common Nevada was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Nevada
How popular is the name Nevada?
Nevada was the 3819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 441st; the most babies were born in 2003 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,436 places. More babies were named Nevada in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nevada a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 78% girls, 22% boys given the name Nevada in the US.
Where is Nevada most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nevada was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Florida.