Is Nazareth a boy or girl name?
Nazareth is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 97 girls and 48 boys were named Nazareth, so 66.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.6% of the 2,283 US babies named Nazareth were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,727
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,019
- Babies named Nazareth since 1920
- 2,283
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Nazareth, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 65 | 13 | 16.7% |
| 1990s | 110 | 107 | 49.3% |
| 2000s | 315 | 186 | 37.1% |
| 2010s | 364 | 424 | 53.8% |
| 2020s | 230 | 402 | 63.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48 | #2,727 | 97 | #2,019 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,680 | 107 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,320 | 66 | #2,654 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,716 | 62 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,574 | 70 | #2,490 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,887 | 67 | #2,623 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,694 | 56 | #2,955 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,829 | 58 | #2,894 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,919 | 64 | #2,728 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,008 | 36 | #4,124 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,195 | 39 | #3,901 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,106 | 28 | #4,984 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,343 | 27 | #5,207 |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,071 | 24 | #5,678 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,330 | 25 | #5,547 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,735 | 16 | #7,965 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,707 | 23 | #6,084 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,426 | 29 | #5,057 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,134 | 11 | #10,405 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,884 | 23 | #5,557 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,054 | 19 | #6,430 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,379 | 24 | #5,200 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,635 | 14 | #7,715 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,847 | 14 | #7,624 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,129 | 13 | #7,906 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,239 | 20 | #5,371 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,576 | 17 | #5,995 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,177 | 9 | #9,582 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,132 | 10 | #8,641 |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,022 | 8 | #10,226 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,758 | 8 | #10,234 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,646 | 11 | #7,897 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,178 | 7 | #11,319 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,345 | 9 | #9,119 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,681 | 8 | #9,874 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,046 | 8 | #9,372 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,086 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,905 | 5 | #12,622 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,187 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,440 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,979 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,963 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,956 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,296 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,063 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,536 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,446 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,371 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,618 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,701 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nazareth reached #2,574 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #1,873 in 2023. 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 2020s, 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.