How Many People Are Named Nay?
An estimated 75 people in the United States have the first name Nay. It is used for both genders, with 87.6% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Nay peaked in popularity in 2014 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nay 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 Nay paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nay is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
75
About 1 in 4,570,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2014
12 births
Total Registered
89
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nay
Nay is predominantly male (87.6%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nay as a male name
Ranked #8,628 in 2021
9 male births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (9 births)
Nay as a female name
Ranked #15,978 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 2014 (6 births)
Nay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nay span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 48 babies were registered. While Nay is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nay by Decade
How has Nay 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.
Nay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nay
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nay?
We estimate approximately 75 people named Nay 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 4,570,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Nay a common name?
Nay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nay most popular?
Nay reached peak popularity in 2014, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nay is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nay a male name?
Nay is predominantly male. 87.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nay Smith, Nay Johnson, Nay 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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