How Many People Are Named Nevada?
An estimated 2,417 people in the United States have the first name Nevada. It is used for both genders, with 81.6% female. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Nevada peaked in popularity in 1995 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nevada 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 Nevada paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,417
About 1 in 141,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
81.6% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1995
74 births
Total Registered
3,858
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nevada
Nevada is predominantly female (81.6%), though 710 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nevada as a male name
Ranked #7,570 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (30 births)
Nevada as a female name
Ranked #4,005 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (60 births)
Nevada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nevada span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 569 babies were registered. While Nevada is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nevada by Decade
How has Nevada 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.
Nevada by State
Birth registrations for Nevada span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, North Dakota, Minnesota. On average, about 15 Nevadas were registered per state.
Nevada + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nevada as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nevada
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nevada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nevada?
We estimate approximately 2,417 people named Nevada 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 141,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Nevada a common name?
Nevada is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,858 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nevada most popular?
Nevada reached peak popularity in 1995, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nevada is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nevada a female name?
Nevada is predominantly female. 81.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nevada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nevada Smith, Nevada Johnson, Nevada 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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