How Many People Are Named Nation?
An estimated 465 people in the United States have the first name Nation. It is used for both genders, with 85.5% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Nation peaked in popularity in 2020 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nation 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 Nation paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
465
About 1 in 737,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.5% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2020
52 births
Total Registered
469
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nation
Nation is predominantly male (85.5%), though 68 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nation as a male name
Ranked #4,975 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (44 births)
Nation as a female name
Ranked #8,898 in 2022
12 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (12 births)
Nation: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nation span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 186 babies were registered. Nation remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nation by Decade
How has Nation 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.
Nation by State
Nation + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nation as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nation
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nation: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nation?
We estimate approximately 465 people named Nation 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 737,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Nation a common name?
Nation is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 469 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nation most popular?
Nation reached peak popularity in 2020, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nation is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nation a male name?
Nation is predominantly male. 85.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nation Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nation Smith, Nation Johnson, Nation 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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