How Many People Are Named Nacho?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Nacho. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Nacho peaked in popularity in 1962 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nacho as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nacho paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Nacho is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Nacho is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1962
9 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nacho
Nacho is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 56 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nacho as a male name
Ranked #4,441 in 1964
5 male births in 1964
Peak: 1962 (9 births)
Nacho: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nacho span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 19 babies were registered. Nacho remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nacho by Decade
How has Nacho tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nacho + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nacho as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nacho
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nacho: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nacho?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Nacho are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Nacho a common name?
Nacho is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nacho most popular?
Nacho reached peak popularity in 1962, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nacho is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nacho a male name?
Nacho is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nacho Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nacho Smith, Nacho Johnson, Nacho Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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