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Names beginning with N

1,393 first names in US birth records start with N, carried by about 8,483,588 people. Here are the 500 most common.

Nicholas
~1M
boys · peak 1995
Nancy
~776k
girls · peak 1947
Nicole
~697k
girls · peak 1985
Nathan
~669k
boys · peak 2004
Noah
~635k
boys · peak 2024
Natalie
~430k
girls · peak 2006
Nathaniel
~311k
boys · peak 2002
Naomi
~168k
girls · peak 2025
Nora
~162k
girls · peak 2025
Nolan
~157k
boys · peak 2015
Norma
~137k
girls · peak 1931
Norman
~133k
boys · peak 1928
Nevaeh
~120k
girls · peak 2007
Nicolas
~119k
boys · peak 2003
Natasha
~115k
girls · peak 1987
Nina
~108k
girls · peak 1980
Natalia
~101k
girls · peak 2006
Neil
~94k
boys · peak 1954
Nichole
~74k
girls · peak 1985
Nova
~68k
mostly girls · peak 2022
Noel
~68k
mostly boys · peak 2014
Nelson
~65k
boys · peak 1959
Nadia
~55k
girls · peak 2005
Noelle
~53k
girls · peak 2025
Neal
~47k
boys · peak 1959
Nikki
~46k
girls · peak 1972
Nickolas
~43k
boys · peak 1998
Nadine
~40k
girls · peak 1958
Norah
~40k
girls · peak 2017
Nick
~36k
boys · peak 1960
Nellie
~33k
girls · peak 1918
Nyla
~32k
girls · peak 2024
Nia
~31k
girls · peak 2000
Nayeli
~30k
girls · peak 2001
Nikolas
~29k
boys · peak 2004
Noe
~27k
boys · peak 2007
Nico
~27k
boys · peak 2025
Nash
~27k
boys · peak 2021
Noemi
~27k
girls · peak 2023
Nehemiah
~27k
boys · peak 2010
Nathanael
~26k
boys · peak 2000
Nathalie
~22k
girls · peak 2009
Nasir
~22k
boys · peak 2019
Nicolette
~20k
girls · peak 1994
Nataly
~19k
girls · peak 2008
Niko
~18k
boys · peak 2022
Noa
~17k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Nola
~17k
girls · peak 2020
Nylah
~17k
girls · peak 2019
Noreen
~16k
girls · peak 1948
Nikita
~16k
mostly girls · peak 1986
Nanette
~16k
girls · peak 1957
Nigel
~15k
boys · peak 1994
Nikolai
~13k
boys · peak 2016
Nakia
~13k
mostly girls · peak 1974
Natalee
~12k
girls · peak 2006
Nathanial
~12k
boys · peak 1999
Nestor
~11k
boys · peak 1991
Noor
~11k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Nelda
~11k
girls · peak 1938
Norris
~10k
boys · peak 1924
Nathaly
~9.8k
girls · peak 2007
Nita
~9.7k
girls · peak 1956
Nalani
~9.6k
girls · peak 2025
Nicky
~9.5k
mostly boys · peak 1959
Nettie
~9.4k
girls · peak 1918
Ned
~9.4k
boys · peak 1939
Nixon
~9.3k
boys · peak 2017
Noelia
~9k
girls · peak 2006
Neva
~8.7k
girls · peak 1920
Nathalia
~8.6k
girls · peak 2006
Natalya
~8.6k
girls · peak 2009
Nicola
~8.6k
both · peak 1972
Nelly
~8.5k
girls · peak 2007
Nikole
~8.2k
girls · peak 1993
Navy
~8.1k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Norbert
~8.1k
boys · peak 1924
Niki
~8.1k
girls · peak 1972
Naya
~7.9k
girls · peak 2021
Nona
~7.8k
girls · peak 1950
Nell
~7.5k
girls · peak 1917
Nala
~7.4k
girls · peak 2019
Nya
~7.2k
girls · peak 2001
Nicolle
~7.1k
girls · peak 1970
Nathen
~7.1k
boys · peak 2006
Noble
~6.7k
boys · peak 2019
Nicki
~6.7k
girls · peak 1972
Nyah
~6.6k
girls · peak 2001
Neveah
~6.6k
girls · peak 2007
Nyasia
~6.5k
girls · peak 2006
Nikhil
~6.5k
boys · peak 2007
Nichelle
~6.4k
girls · peak 1968
Nanci
~6.4k
girls · peak 1953
Nevin
~6.2k
boys · peak 2007
Nailah
~5.8k
girls · peak 2018
Natali
~5.8k
girls · peak 2006
Niya
~5.7k
girls · peak 2001
Naima
~5.7k
girls · peak 2007
Nikko
~5.7k
boys · peak 2021
Nila
~5.6k
girls · peak 2022
Nan
~5.5k
girls · peak 1947
Novalee
~5.5k
girls · peak 2024
Nannette
~5.4k
girls · peak 1963
Nate
~5.4k
mostly boys · peak 2007
Norberto
~5.3k
boys · peak 1981
Neha
~5.2k
girls · peak 2004
Nyomi
~5.2k
girls · peak 2023
Napoleon
~4.9k
boys · peak 1926
Nikola
~4.9k
mostly boys · peak 2020
Nedra
~4.9k
girls · peak 1941
Novah
~4.8k
mostly girls · peak 2020
Nechama
~4.8k
girls · peak 2022
Nazir
~4.8k
boys · peak 2024
Nikia
~4.6k
mostly girls · peak 1975
Neriah
~4.5k
girls · peak 2025
Nickie
~4.5k
mostly girls · peak 1973
Noelani
~4.4k
girls · peak 2006
Nayla
~4.3k
girls · peak 2025
Nariah
~4.3k
girls · peak 2009
Nena
~4.2k
girls · peak 1963
Nour
~4.2k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Nereida
~4.2k
girls · peak 1981
Niles
~4.1k
boys · peak 1998
Nada
~4.1k
girls · peak 2000
Nicklaus
~4.1k
boys · peak 1997
Nydia
~4.1k
girls · peak 1992
Neel
~4k
boys · peak 2009
Nile
~4k
mostly boys · peak 2021
Nahla
~3.9k
girls · peak 2011
Nori
~3.9k
mostly girls · peak 2023
Naila
~3.9k
girls · peak 2019
Nicholaus
~3.8k
boys · peak 1981
Najee
~3.8k
mostly boys · peak 1993
Noam
~3.8k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Neo
~3.8k
boys · peak 2022
Niyah
~3.6k
girls · peak 2003
Natosha
~3.6k
girls · peak 1986
Nallely
~3.6k
girls · peak 2001
Nakita
~3.5k
girls · peak 1986
Nisha
~3.5k
girls · peak 1984
Neymar
~3.5k
boys · peak 2014
Newton
~3.5k
boys · peak 1919
Nichol
~3.4k
girls · peak 1979
Nolen
~3.2k
boys · peak 2009
Naim
~3.2k
boys · peak 2023
Nayely
~3.2k
girls · peak 2001
Nidia
~3.2k
girls · peak 1992
Neftali
~3.2k
mostly boys · peak 2003
Nikolaus
~3.2k
boys · peak 1994
Nadya
~3.1k
girls · peak 2006
Nannie
~3.1k
girls · peak 1920
Nevada
~3.1k
mostly girls · peak 1995
Nilda
~3.1k
girls · peak 1957
Nana
~3.1k
mostly girls · peak 2000
Natanael
~3.1k
boys · peak 2020
Natashia
~3.1k
girls · peak 1985
Noella
~3k
girls · peak 2018
Nika
~3k
girls · peak 2017
Novella
~3k
girls · peak 1923
Nickole
~3k
girls · peak 1986
Niklaus
~2.9k
boys · peak 2021
Nubia
~2.9k
girls · peak 1993
Nazareth
~2.9k
both · peak 2023
Nakisha
~2.9k
girls · peak 1978
Nicklas
~2.8k
boys · peak 2002
Nyra
~2.8k
girls · peak 2021
Normand
~2.8k
boys · peak 1929
Nino
~2.8k
boys · peak 1998
Nautica
~2.8k
girls · peak 1999
Nils
~2.8k
boys · peak 1970
Neely
~2.7k
mostly girls · peak 1974
Naia
~2.7k
girls · peak 2023
Nahum
~2.6k
boys · peak 2007
Nicol
~2.6k
girls · peak 1970
Nariyah
~2.6k
girls · peak 2010
Nohemi
~2.6k
girls · peak 1994
Niesha
~2.6k
girls · peak 1991
Nella
~2.6k
girls · peak 1927
Navya
~2.6k
girls · peak 2017
Naeem
~2.5k
boys · peak 2006
Natividad
~2.5k
both · peak 1928
Niall
~2.5k
boys · peak 2024
Nikolaos
~2.5k
boys · peak 2014
Navi
~2.5k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Nels
~2.4k
boys · peak 1918
Naftali
~2.4k
boys · peak 2018
Nancie
~2.4k
girls · peak 1953
Nabil
~2.4k
boys · peak 2015
Norine
~2.4k
girls · peak 1920
Nyree
~2.4k
mostly girls · peak 1973
Nahomi
~2.3k
girls · peak 2024
Nehemias
~2.3k
boys · peak 2025
Nerissa
~2.3k
girls · peak 1979
Najah
~2.3k
girls · peak 1999
Nicolai
~2.2k
boys · peak 2015
Naomy
~2.2k
girls · peak 2008
Nery
~2.2k
mostly boys · peak 2007
Nyle
~2.2k
boys · peak 2016
Naveen
~2.2k
mostly boys · peak 2013
Norene
~2.2k
girls · peak 1931
Nakayla
~2.2k
girls · peak 2004
Naveah
~2.2k
girls · peak 2022
Nyssa
~2.2k
girls · peak 2003
Niam
~2.2k
boys · peak 2021
Natisha
~2.2k
girls · peak 1980
Nakiya
~2.2k
girls · peak 2001
Nicholle
~2.1k
girls · peak 1994
Nickolaus
~2.1k
boys · peak 1990
Niah
~2.1k
girls · peak 2013
Neida
~2.1k
girls · peak 2003
Naomie
~2.1k
girls · peak 2010
Noemy
~2.1k
girls · peak 2001
Nisa
~2.1k
girls · peak 1991
Niklas
~2.1k
boys · peak 2000
Neena
~2k
girls · peak 2004
Nuri
~2k
mostly girls · peak 2019
Neda
~2k
girls · peak 1987
Nirvana
~2k
girls · peak 2022
Neville
~2k
boys · peak 1975
Naimah
~2k
girls · peak 2011
Navaeh
~2k
girls · peak 2010
Naiya
~2k
girls · peak 2014
Natan
~2k
boys · peak 2017
Naisha
~2k
girls · peak 2010
Niamh
~1.9k
girls · peak 2008
Neve
~1.9k
girls · peak 2010
Nilsa
~1.9k
girls · peak 1960
Nickey
~1.9k
mostly boys · peak 1957
Nairobi
~1.9k
girls · peak 2021
Nadiya
~1.9k
girls · peak 2003
Naseem
~1.9k
mostly boys · peak 2000
Nael
~1.8k
boys · peak 2025
Nader
~1.8k
boys · peak 1990
Nidhi
~1.8k
girls · peak 2007
Nataleigh
~1.8k
girls · peak 2011
Nahomy
~1.8k
girls · peak 2024
Nyesha
~1.8k
girls · peak 1993
Nava
~1.8k
girls · peak 2025
Nissa
~1.8k
girls · peak 1974
Nayelli
~1.8k
girls · peak 2001
Ninfa
~1.8k
girls · peak 1928
Nyjah
~1.8k
both · peak 2014
Nailea
~1.8k
girls · peak 2025
Narciso
~1.8k
boys · peak 1990
Nicoletta
~1.8k
girls · peak 2000
Novaleigh
~1.8k
girls · peak 2022
Nicolo
~1.7k
boys · peak 2024
Naudia
~1.7k
girls · peak 2002
Nikkia
~1.7k
girls · peak 1977
Nayomi
~1.7k
girls · peak 2022
Noland
~1.7k
boys · peak 2021
Nijah
~1.7k
mostly girls · peak 1998
Nelida
~1.7k
girls · peak 1964
Nima
~1.7k
mostly boys · peak 1992
Nam
~1.7k
boys · peak 1984
Neela
~1.7k
girls · peak 2007
Notnamed
~1.6k
both · peak 2000
Nawal
~1.6k
girls · peak 2019
Nakeisha
~1.6k
girls · peak 1978
Nessa
~1.6k
girls · peak 2016
Naquan
~1.6k
boys · peak 1995
Naliyah
~1.6k
girls · peak 2024
Neomi
~1.6k
girls · peak 2008
Nivea
~1.6k
girls · peak 2003
Natacha
~1.6k
girls · peak 1981
Nilah
~1.6k
girls · peak 2012
Nathon
~1.6k
boys · peak 1990
Nasser
~1.6k
boys · peak 2014
Niccole
~1.6k
girls · peak 1972
Nadir
~1.6k
boys · peak 2001
Necole
~1.5k
girls · peak 1972
Niomi
~1.5k
girls · peak 2020
Naja
~1.5k
girls · peak 1998
Nadeen
~1.5k
girls · peak 2001
Neko
~1.5k
mostly boys · peak 2021
Neill
~1.5k
boys · peak 1950
Nakiyah
~1.5k
girls · peak 2005
Nicholette
~1.5k
girls · peak 1993
Noura
~1.5k
girls · peak 2024
Nakoa
~1.5k
mostly boys · peak 2024
Nikayla
~1.5k
girls · peak 1999
Nicollette
~1.5k
girls · peak 1991
Naylani
~1.5k
girls · peak 2025
Nicolina
~1.4k
girls · peak 2002
Niara
~1.4k
girls · peak 2022
Neila
~1.4k
girls · peak 2009
Naiomi
~1.4k
girls · peak 2025
Nevan
~1.4k
boys · peak 2004
Nami
~1.4k
girls · peak 2025
Nereyda
~1.4k
girls · peak 1981
Nabeel
~1.4k
boys · peak 1999
Nicco
~1.4k
boys · peak 2022
Nitya
~1.4k
girls · peak 2009
Nneka
~1.4k
girls · peak 1992
Naydelin
~1.4k
girls · peak 2003
Nakai
~1.4k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Nicolaus
~1.4k
boys · peak 1998
Nikisha
~1.3k
girls · peak 1977
Nasya
~1.3k
girls · peak 2024
Nuvia
~1.3k
girls · peak 2006
Nicodemus
~1.3k
boys · peak 2022
Niels
~1.3k
boys · peak 1957
Neisha
~1.3k
girls · peak 1980
Nadja
~1.3k
girls · peak 1996
Nevaeha
~1.3k
girls · peak 2007
Newell
~1.3k
boys · peak 1916
Nadiyah
~1.3k
girls · peak 2000
Nihal
~1.3k
mostly boys · peak 2016
Nhi
~1.3k
girls · peak 1999
Niccolo
~1.3k
boys · peak 2021
Norwood
~1.3k
boys · peak 1921
Nida
~1.3k
girls · peak 1995
Neysa
~1.3k
girls · peak 1971
Neta
~1.3k
girls · peak 1920
Neema
~1.2k
mostly girls · peak 2019
Nara
~1.2k
girls · peak 2024
Nadira
~1.2k
girls · peak 2000
Nicholai
~1.2k
boys · peak 2010
Nakesha
~1.2k
girls · peak 1979
Nalah
~1.2k
girls · peak 2020
November
~1.2k
girls · peak 2020
Nassir
~1.2k
boys · peak 2019
Nahom
~1.2k
boys · peak 2009
Nolyn
~1.2k
mostly boys · peak 2019
Nykia
~1.2k
girls · peak 1994
Nacole
~1.2k
girls · peak 1979
Niel
~1.2k
boys · peak 1958
Nashawn
~1.2k
mostly boys · peak 2006
Nadene
~1.2k
girls · peak 1930
Nandini
~1.1k
girls · peak 2006
Nancee
~1.1k
girls · peak 1961
Namir
~1.1k
boys · peak 2024
Nastassia
~1.1k
girls · peak 1983
Neev
~1.1k
boys · peak 2025
Nieves
~1.1k
both · peak 1925
Naira
~1.1k
girls · peak 2025
Noora
~1.1k
girls · peak 2024
Neythan
~1.1k
boys · peak 2025
Natasia
~1.1k
girls · peak 1998
Nycole
~1.1k
girls · peak 1980
Neithan
~1.1k
boys · peak 2025
Nichola
~1.1k
mostly girls · peak 1969
Nura
~1.1k
girls · peak 2019
Nyles
~1.1k
boys · peak 2021
Nelia
~1.1k
girls · peak 2015
Nathaneal
~1.1k
boys · peak 1999
Nohely
~1.1k
girls · peak 1994
Najma
~1.1k
girls · peak 2016
Naida
~1.1k
girls · peak 1930
Natascha
~1.1k
girls · peak 1972
Niasia
~1.1k
girls · peak 2006
Nazario
~1.1k
boys · peak 2021
Neri
~1.1k
mostly boys · peak 2007
Nefertiti
~1.1k
girls · peak 1980
Novalynn
~1k
girls · peak 2025
Nikos
~1k
boys · peak 2009
Nashly
~1k
girls · peak 2024
Nur
~1k
mostly girls · peak 2023
Nicholes
~1k
boys · peak 1989
Nikol
~1k
girls · peak 1971
Nalia
~1k
girls · peak 2025
Nadirah
~1k
girls · peak 1991
Nandi
~1k
girls · peak 1991
Neoma
~1k
girls · peak 1924
Nosson
~1k
boys · peak 2012
Navin
~1k
boys · peak 2006
Nature
~1k
mostly girls · peak 2021
Nashla
~1k
girls · peak 2021
Natale
~1k
mostly boys · peak 1915
Navid
~1k
boys · peak 1990
Nizhoni
~1k
girls · peak 2018
Nekia
~1k
mostly girls · peak 1975
Nithya
~993
girls · peak 2013
Nija
~992
girls · peak 1999
Nikkole
~987
girls · peak 1990
Naythan
~982
boys · peak 2009
Novalie
~980
girls · peak 2023
Nnamdi
~975
boys · peak 1997
Nigeria
~970
girls · peak 2000
Naji
~965
boys · peak 2024
Neiko
~962
boys · peak 2020
Nakeya
~947
girls · peak 1976
Nikkita
~944
girls · peak 1986
Narissa
~932
girls · peak 2003
Namari
~930
both · peak 2022
Nadav
~929
boys · peak 2016
Naina
~924
girls · peak 2016
Nyoka
~923
girls · peak 1943
Nabila
~917
girls · peak 2021
Nuria
~907
girls · peak 2006
Nadeem
~906
boys · peak 1995
Nuha
~897
girls · peak 2025
Nataliya
~896
girls · peak 2010
Naidelyn
~896
girls · peak 1998
Natia
~895
girls · peak 1991
Nachman
~891
boys · peak 2012
Nicholus
~888
boys · peak 1978
Nicholis
~878
boys · peak 1990
Natalyn
~878
girls · peak 2013
Nathanel
~867
boys · peak 2002
Natania
~865
girls · peak 2004
Nirvaan
~863
boys · peak 2024
Nelle
~860
girls · peak 1917
Ngoc
~859
mostly girls · peak 1982
Niylah
~853
girls · peak 2021
Nikkie
~846
girls · peak 1985
Nicholos
~841
boys · peak 1983
Ninette
~841
girls · peak 1964
Noell
~841
mostly girls · peak 1967
Noely
~838
girls · peak 1999
Nahshon
~833
boys · peak 1998
Nat
~830
boys · peak 1915
Nylan
~828
mostly boys · peak 2024
Noami
~824
girls · peak 1976
Nyema
~822
girls · peak 2006
Naveed
~820
boys · peak 2015
Natassia
~820
girls · peak 1987
Naaman
~818
boys · peak 2005
Naylah
~817
girls · peak 2016
Narek
~816
boys · peak 2021
Nyx
~816
mostly girls · peak 2022
Neyda
~815
girls · peak 2002
Nataya
~813
girls · peak 2001
Nalayah
~811
girls · peak 2025
Nichols
~810
boys · peak 1987
Nyia
~810
girls · peak 1999
Nephi
~809
boys · peak 2007
Naftuli
~809
boys · peak 2005
Nani
~808
girls · peak 2021
Nihira
~808
girls · peak 2022
Nataniel
~806
boys · peak 2008
Nikoli
~801
boys · peak 2010
Norton
~800
boys · peak 1928
Nunzio
~799
boys · peak 1923
Nasiah
~797
both · peak 2025
Najae
~796
mostly girls · peak 1999
Newman
~794
boys · peak 1921
Norvell
~794
mostly boys · peak 1936
Naziyah
~791
girls · peak 2025
Nicanor
~790
boys · peak 1982
Nabiha
~786
girls · peak 2015
Najla
~779
girls · peak 2001
Nazier
~772
boys · peak 2020
Noni
~771
girls · peak 1975
Nyasha
~767
girls · peak 1992
Nichele
~766
girls · peak 1969
Naeemah
~766
girls · peak 1974
Nayah
~763
girls · peak 2019
Nayana
~763
girls · peak 2008
Natanya
~761
girls · peak 1992
Nitin
~761
boys · peak 2003
Nafisa
~760
girls · peak 2024
Navia
~760
girls · peak 2019
Norval
~757
boys · peak 1918
Nakiah
~751
girls · peak 2007
Nathali
~751
girls · peak 2008
Nainoa
~749
boys · peak 2002
Nalaya
~748
girls · peak 2021
Nataley
~747
girls · peak 2012
Nakya
~746
girls · peak 2002
Nazar
~746
boys · peak 2016
Nomi
~744
girls · peak 2024
Nadean
~741
girls · peak 1931
Nasim
~740
mostly boys · peak 2000
Nissi
~740
girls · peak 2024
Nomar
~740
boys · peak 2004
Noemie
~737
girls · peak 2023
Nishant
~737
boys · peak 2001
Nivaan
~737
boys · peak 2019
Nazaria
~732
girls · peak 2025
Navie
~731
girls · peak 2021
Nickalas
~726
boys · peak 1996
Najwa
~722
girls · peak 1992
Nely
~722
girls · peak 1992
Neyland
~720
boys · peak 2017
Naylea
~718
girls · peak 2018
Nguyen
~711
mostly boys · peak 1982
Natoya
~709
girls · peak 1984
Natavia
~707
girls · peak 2006
Nayan
~706
boys · peak 2012
Niyla
~705
girls · peak 2012
Nikiya
~703
girls · peak 1981
Nyelle
~702
girls · peak 2025
Nefertari
~689
girls · peak 2017
Noeli
~685
girls · peak 2022
Nathania
~684
girls · peak 2012
Nyaire
~684
mostly boys · peak 2025
Nason
~683
boys · peak 2015
Nolberto
~681
boys · peak 1992
Naysa
~679
girls · peak 2005
Namon
~678
boys · peak 1942
Neala
~677
girls · peak 2009
Neah
~669
girls · peak 2006
Nalleli
~669
girls · peak 2001
Naiara
~665
girls · peak 2023
Naoma
~662
girls · peak 1924
Narda
~662
girls · peak 1961
Noha
~660
mostly girls · peak 2025
Nira
~659
girls · peak 1933
Natallie
~659
girls · peak 2009

About the letter N

The most common is Nicholas, with roughly 1,048,695 people in the United States. Of the 1,393 N names on record, 1,021 are carried by fewer than a thousand people each — the long tail that makes up most of any letter.

This page lists the 500 most common. To go further, or to filter N names by length, syllables, gender or era, use the advanced name search. Every name here links through to its full profile: how many people carry it, its age profile, where it is concentrated and how it has moved since 1880.

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