Nevada Baby Names: Trends & Data (1910–2025)

Boys

Nevada's male baby naming trends reveal dynamic shifts across decades. In 2025, Liam led with 205 births. This contrasts with the 1950s, when Michael was the dominant choice. Comparing current data to 30 years ago, Anthony shows the fastest ascent, rising +6 rank positions. Meanwhile, Tyler experienced the biggest decline, falling -11 rank positions, illustrating ongoing evolution in parental preferences.

Girls

Nevada's female baby naming trends show significant shifts over decades. In 2025, Olivia led with 146 births, a stark contrast to the 1950s, when Linda was the dominant choice. Comparing current data to 30 years ago, Hannah has seen the fastest rise, gaining 9 rank positions. Conversely, Jessica experienced the biggest decline, dropping 15 rank positions. This illustrates evolving preferences in naming across generations.

#1 Boy (2025)

Liam

#1 Girl (2025)

Olivia

Fastest Rising

Anthony

↑ +6

Biggest Decline

Tyler

↓ −11

Longest #1 Run

Michael

5 decades at #1

Total Births (2025)

5,860

births tracked

Baby Names by Decade

Biggest Name Shifts

Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity

Fastest Rising

Anthony

+6 rank positions · since 1970s

Biggest Decline

Tyler

-11 rank positions · since 1990s

How Nevada Compares to the Nation

Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall

More Popular in Nevada

Andres
#77 here · #201 nationally↑ +124
Aziel
#89 here · #186 nationally↑ +97
Emilio
#68 here · #154 nationally↑ +86
Matteo
#71 here · #149 nationally↑ +78
Jesus
#100 here · #174 nationally↑ +74

Less Popular in Nevada

Cooper
#73 here · #27 nationally↓ −46
Bennett
#86 here · #40 nationally↓ −46
William
#50 here · #9 nationally↓ −41
Owen
#72 here · #31 nationally↓ −41
Jack
#53 here · #15 nationally↓ −38

Top 100 Baby Names in Nevada

Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births

Top 10

RankNameBirthsNational

#1Liam205#1
#2Mateo184#8
#3Noah176#2
#4Santiago138#26
#5Oliver114#3
#6Sebastian106#16
#7Elijah105#7
#8Elias102#13
#9James92#6
#10Julian89#25

Names #11–100

#11 Levi
#12 Lucas
#13 Luca
#14 Ezra
#15 Ezekiel
#16 Michael
#17 Theodore
#18 Angel
#19 Daniel
#20 Josiah
#21 Benjamin
#22 Adrian
#23 Alexander
#24 Thiago
#25 Enzo
#26 Gabriel
#27 Samuel
#28 Ethan
#29 Anthony
#30 Adriel
#31 Leonardo
#32 Asher
#33 Isaiah
#34 Henry
#35 Dylan
#36 Emiliano
#37 Roman
#38 Jacob
#39 Luke
#40 Hudson
#41 Damian
#42 Matthew
#43 Joseph
#44 Atlas
#45 Leo
#46 Mason
#47 David
#48 Isaac
#49 Maverick
#50 William
#51 Wyatt
#52 Giovanni
#53 Jack
#54 Axel
#55 Christopher
#56 Gael
#57 John
#58 Aiden
#59 Jackson
#60 Logan
#61 Miles
#62 Nathan
#63 Thomas
#64 Aaron
#65 Carter
#66 Grayson
#67 Luka
#68 Emilio
#69 Kai
#70 Jeremiah
#71 Matteo
#72 Owen
#73 Cooper
#74 Lorenzo
#75 Xavier
#76 Jose
#77 Andres
#78 Andrew
#79 Rowan
#80 Ian
#81 Wesley
#82 Joshua
#83 Christian
#84 Jayden
#85 Jonathan
#86 Bennett
#87 Dean
#88 Eithan
#89 Aziel
#90 Beau
#91 Dominic
#92 Ace
#93 Caleb
#94 Luis
#95 Micah
#96 Ryder
#97 Theo
#98 Carson
#99 Jaxon
#100 Jesus

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