Name Legacy

Nazareth

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Nazareth was most popular in 2023, when 156 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,648 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,180, with 117 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,402 people named Nazareth.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#2,648
Births that year156
Total since 18802,402
Given to50% girls

Nazareth over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nazareth’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nazareth a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nazareth is a unisex name — 50.1% of the 2,402 Americans given it were girls and 49.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2016 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 62% girls and 38% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Nazareth

Where Nazareth is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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