US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with N
Nicholas, Nancy, Nicole and thousands of rarer N names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About N names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 3,925,828 girls across 2,736 different N names, and 3,486,923 boys across 1,334.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with N born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 64.1% of all recorded girls with a name starting with N.
- Among girls with a name starting with N, names behave like 49 equally common names out of 2,736 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with N has 5.6 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with N born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 79.8% of all recorded boys with a name starting with N.
- Among boys with a name starting with N, names behave like 20 equally common names out of 1,334 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with N has 6.3 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Novalynn, from 59 births in 2006 to 2015 to 806 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Neida, from 303 births in 2006 to 2015 to 5 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Neizan, from 35 births in 2006 to 2015 to 451 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Nathen, from 1,717 births in 2006 to 2015 to 345 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 784,999 | 20.00% |
| 2 | Nicole | 594,472 | 15.14% |
| 3 | Natalie | 362,699 | 9.24% |
| 4 | Naomi | 141,429 | 3.60% |
| 5 | Nora | 138,865 | 3.54% |
| 6 | Norma | 118,642 | 3.02% |
| 7 | Nevaeh | 98,497 | 2.51% |
| 8 | Natasha | 97,630 | 2.49% |
| 9 | Nina | 94,899 | 2.42% |
| 10 | Natalia | 83,887 | 2.14% |
| 11 | Nichole | 63,770 | 1.62% |
| 12 | Nova | 53,088 | 1.35% |
| 13 | Nadia | 46,142 | 1.18% |
| 14 | Noelle | 44,387 | 1.13% |
| 15 | Nikki | 39,984 | 1.02% |
| 16 | Nadine | 36,508 | 0.93% |
| 17 | Norah | 32,981 | 0.84% |
| 18 | Nyla | 27,051 | 0.69% |
| 19 | Nellie | 27,035 | 0.69% |
| 20 | Nia | 25,422 | 0.65% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas | 889,569 | 25.51% |
| 2 | Nathan | 565,049 | 16.20% |
| 3 | Noah | 521,775 | 14.96% |
| 4 | Nathaniel | 264,725 | 7.59% |
| 5 | Nolan | 130,708 | 3.75% |
| 6 | Norman | 122,472 | 3.51% |
| 7 | Nicolas | 99,806 | 2.86% |
| 8 | Neil | 86,363 | 2.48% |
| 9 | Nelson | 58,745 | 1.68% |
| 10 | Noel | 44,753 | 1.28% |
| 11 | Neal | 43,974 | 1.26% |
| 12 | Nickolas | 36,433 | 1.04% |
| 13 | Nick | 32,941 | 0.94% |
| 14 | Nikolas | 24,029 | 0.69% |
| 15 | Noe | 22,911 | 0.66% |
| 16 | Nathanael | 22,135 | 0.63% |
| 17 | Nash | 22,083 | 0.63% |
| 18 | Nehemiah | 21,392 | 0.61% |
| 19 | Nico | 21,294 | 0.61% |
| 20 | Nasir | 17,917 | 0.51% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Novalynn 59 → 806
- Nyra 154 → 1,909
- Navy 442 → 5,345
- Nylani 40 → 475
- Novah 300 → 3,169
Falling fastest
- Neida 303 → 5
- Nevaeha 733 → 147
- Natilee 320 → 71
- Nakayla 698 → 156
- Neha 1,128 → 275
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Neizan 35 → 451
- Neythan 80 → 839
- Neithan 84 → 815
- Nayel 54 → 449
- Noriel 38 → 315
Falling fastest
- Nathen 1,717 → 345
- Nashawn 348 → 75
- Nathanial 1,578 → 350
- Nicklas 439 → 113
- Neri 332 → 100
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with N from 1940 to 2025?
Nancy. 784,999 girls received it, 20.00% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with N.
What was the most common boy's name starting with N from 1940 to 2025?
Nicholas. 889,569 boys received it, 25.51% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with N.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with N the 10 most common names cover 64.1% of births; among boys with a name starting with N 79.8%. In this period boys' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with N?
Across 1940 to 2025, 2.4% of recorded births had a first name starting with N.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Novalynn (59 births in 2006 to 2015, 806 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Neizan (35 births in 2006 to 2015, 451 in 2016 to 2025).