How Many People Are Named Nugent?
An estimated 0 people in the United States have the first name Nugent. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 0 years old, and Nugent peaked in popularity in 1896 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nugent 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 Nugent paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nugent is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
0
About 1 in 1 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
0
years old
Peak Year
1896
6 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nugent
Nugent is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nugent as a male name
Ranked #4,113 in 1923
6 male births in 1923
Peak: 1896 (6 births)
Nugent: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nugent span from the 1890s to the 1920s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 6 babies were registered. Nugent remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nugent by Decade
How has Nugent 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.
Nugent by State
Nugent + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nugent as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nugent
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Nugent: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nugent?
We estimate approximately 0 people named Nugent 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 1 Americans share this first name.
Is Nugent a common name?
Nugent is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 2.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nugent most popular?
Nugent reached peak popularity in 1896, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nugent is approximately 0 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nugent a male name?
Nugent is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nugent Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nugent Smith, Nugent Johnson, Nugent 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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