girls:
1k births since 1987
#4681 (18th percentile)
boys:
1.1k births since 1920
#3501 (24th percentile)
overall:
2.1k births since 1920
#5652 (27th percentile)
The name Nazareth is the #5,652 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,135 recorded births since 1920. This represents the 27.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 27.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,501 (23.6% percentile) for all time with 1,100 births since 1920. For girls, it ranks #4,681 (18.1% percentile) for all time with 1,035 births since 1987.
Nazareth first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1920 (1920 for boys and 1987 for girls). Birth data for Nazareth is available in 53 out of the 104 years between 1920 and 2023 (53 years for boys and 36 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Nazareth is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 68.6% of babies named Nazareth were girls. Interestingly, until around 2016, the name was more popular for boys (60.7% boys from 1920 to 2015), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (61.0% girls from 2016 to 2023).
For boys, Nazareth reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 5.0% percentile (ranked #856) with 27 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 27 births per million (ranked 5.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nazareth is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #867 (4.8% percentile) with 27 births per million.
For girls, Nazareth reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 10.8% percentile (ranked #845) with 61 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 61 births per million (ranked 10.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Nazareth is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #845 (10.8% percentile) with 61 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nazareth".
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Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Nazareth. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 29.7% confident that Nazareth is pronounced as NA-zer-ehth, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is NA-zuh-rehth, at 24.3% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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