Is Nautica a boy or girl name?
Nautica was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 2,284 US babies named Nautica were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,720
- Babies named Nautica since 1992
- 2,284
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 262 babies
Boys and girls named Nautica, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,720 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,875 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,967 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,893 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,551 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,530 | 23 | #5,568 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,411 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,478 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,745 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,908 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,128 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,652 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,372 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,087 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,368 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,361 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,706 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,663 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,196 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,150 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,784 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,374 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,949 | 166 | #1,223 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,959 | 169 | #1,186 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,481 | 246 | #876 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,184 | 217 | #949 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,935 | 206 | #962 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,673 | 136 | #1,278 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,374 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,394 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,209 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nautica reached #4,481 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #876 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.