Nao*
#23,322 most common girls' name of all time · #37,908 across all names · 19% male / 81% female · used 1980–2023 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#23,322
Rank overall
#37,908 of 105,966
First appeared
1980
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
118
Since 2016
23
Peak year
2003 #11,741
Best rank
#8,344 1998
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Nao first appears in 1980. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,906 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #16,337 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,693 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,004 |
| 2007 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,115 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 13 | #11,741 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,896 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,344 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,427 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,390 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,645 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,829 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,599 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,685 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,037 |