Is Nahshon a boy or girl name?

Nahshon is a boy’s name. Of the 697 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nahshon

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Nahshon was most popular in 1998, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,227 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 697 people named Nahshon.

Nahshon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nahshon’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nahshon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nahshon is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 697 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org