Baby names starting with N
The girl and boy names starting with N given most often in the US in 2025.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
Among baby names starting with N, the most given in the US in 2025 were Nora, Nova, Noah, Nathan. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.
Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.
Girls
- Nora 6,380
- Nova 4,657
- Naomi 4,644
- Natalie 2,736
- Natalia 2,028
- Nevaeh 1,828
- Noelle 1,507
- Noa 1,348
- Nyla 1,315
- Norah 1,191
- Nayeli 1,151
- Nina 946
- Navy 935
- Nicole 803
- Nalani 754
- Nylah 590
- Nellie 567
- Nadia 531
- Noemi 509
- Noah 468
- Noor 435
- Nia 403
- Neriah 356
- Naya 336
- Nola 331
- Nyomi 330
- Nala 317
- Naylani 296
- Nataly 292
- Nancy 265
- Novalee 261
- Novah 249
- Naiari 243
- Nayla 225
- Natasha 202
- Nori 193
- Nathaly 187
- Navi 179
- Nelly 173
- Nathalia 162
Boys
- Noah 20,358
- Nathan 4,975
- Nolan 4,846
- Nicholas 3,115
- Nathaniel 2,565
- Nico 2,066
- Nicolas 2,053
- Nash 1,357
- Niko 1,046
- Nehemiah 743
- Noel 635
- Nasir 617
- Nikolai 469
- Nathanael 442
- Nikolas 375
- Neithan 371
- Noe 341
- Nelson 300
- Neil 288
- Nael 263
- Neythan 255
- Noa 225
- Nixon 206
- Neo 204
- Nazir 202
- Norman 169
- Natanael 164
- Noam 155
- Nova 149
- Nikko 147
- Noble 144
- Niklaus 130
- Niam 125
- Nick 124
- Nickolas 118
- Nestor 113
- Nehemias 111
- Navy 110
- Neel 108
- Nisaiah 107
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.