Nevada Boy & girl

How popular is Nevada?

#3,779 girl name in 2025

39 baby girls were named Nevada in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).

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2,559living people named Nevada (est.)
28median age of people named Nevada
3,913babies named Nevada since 1880
1 in 63,757US babies born in 2025

Nevada popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,779 for girls (▲ 183 from 2024)
Babies in 202539 girls, 13 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+50% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,125 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020
Peak year2003 (60 girls)
Highest rank#431 in 1882
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)20% boys, 80% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Nevada is most popular

Babies named Nevada per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Nevada by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s100#431
1890s151#572
1900s152#760
1910s307#896
1920s340#1,205
1930s238#1,331
1940s129#1,859
1950s138#2,313
1960s90#3,687
1970s132#3,773
1980s153#3,800
1990s314#2,648
2000s434#2,635
2010s281#3,549
2020s231#3,277

Girl names about as popular as Nevada

Questions

Is Nevada a boy or girl name?
Nevada is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 20% of babies named Nevada were boys and 80% were girls.
How popular is the name Nevada?
39 baby girls were named Nevada in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
When was Nevada most popular?
Nevada peaked in 2003, when 60 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #431 in 1882.
How many people are named Nevada?
3,913 babies have been named Nevada in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,559 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Where is Nevada most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Nevada was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.