Is Nevada a boy or girl name?
Nevada is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 11 boys were named Nevada, so 77.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.6% of the 3,858 US babies named Nevada were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,570
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,005
- Babies named Nevada since 1880
- 3,858
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named Nevada, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 307 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 340 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1950s | 26 | 138 | 84.1% |
| 1960s | 21 | 90 | 81.1% |
| 1970s | 109 | 132 | 54.8% |
| 1980s | 112 | 153 | 57.7% |
| 1990s | 200 | 314 | 61.1% |
| 2000s | 136 | 433 | 76.1% |
| 2010s | 58 | 280 | 82.8% |
| 2020s | 48 | 191 | 79.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,570 | 37 | #4,005 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,784 | 44 | #3,565 |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,119 | 49 | #3,304 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,465 | 33 | #4,302 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,483 | 28 | #4,723 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,483 | 23 | #5,569 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,416 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,400 | 32 | #4,459 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,560 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,254 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,371 | 22 | #5,934 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,268 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,668 | 27 | #5,209 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,915 | 44 | #3,587 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,767 | 31 | #4,701 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,647 | 33 | #4,552 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,692 | 45 | #3,631 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,059 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,998 | 49 | #3,355 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,792 | 50 | #3,157 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,405 | 48 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,782 | 60 | #2,663 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,316 | 39 | #3,509 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,587 | 47 | #3,034 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,199 | 33 | #3,858 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,935 | 45 | #2,975 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,461 | 51 | #2,682 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,661 | 37 | #3,208 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,512 | 34 | #3,411 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,537 | 44 | #2,770 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,079 | 27 | #3,975 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,771 | 24 | #4,343 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,149 | 18 | #5,416 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,801 | 20 | #4,942 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,270 | 14 | #6,365 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,632 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,475 | 24 | #3,865 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,478 | 17 | #4,810 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,745 | 12 | #6,036 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,231 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,853 | 13 | #5,437 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,547 | 13 | #5,353 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,932 | 8 | #7,980 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,357 | 20 | #3,962 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,056 | 9 | #7,201 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,743 | 14 | #5,015 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,064 | 17 | #4,199 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,767 | 18 | #4,011 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,410 | 9 | #6,418 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,646 | 17 | #3,891 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,263 | 9 | #6,088 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,970 | 15 | #4,105 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,520 | 9 | #5,788 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,771 | 13 | #4,467 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,594 | 11 | #4,975 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,999 | 6 | #7,209 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,560 | 12 | #4,160 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,528 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,143 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,646 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,907 | 8 | #5,327 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,794 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,164 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,456 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,857 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,761 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,414 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,376 | 12 | #3,624 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,308 | 17 | #2,905 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,222 | 12 | #3,518 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,711 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,192 | 15 | #2,898 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,760 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,371 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,509 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,334 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,292 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,390 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,164 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,420 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,364 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,422 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,903 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,351 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,534 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,015 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,001 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,719 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,728 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,346 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,593 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,437 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,509 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,389 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,493 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,588 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,330 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,512 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,475 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,780 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,219 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,262 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,264 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,219 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,369 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,051 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,375 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,254 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,095 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,183 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,141 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,167 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,205 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 22 | #950 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 23 | #910 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 22 | #885 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,038 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 17 | #940 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,088 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 20 | #842 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 19 | #848 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,281 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,006 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,113 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 23 | #773 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 21 | #696 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 17 | #835 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 21 | #693 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,029 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #970 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #890 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 12 | #892 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 14 | #825 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 21 | #583 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #988 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #747 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 11 | #828 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,010 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #876 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,159 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #777 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 10 | #641 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 18 | #441 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #726 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #513 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nevada reached #2,537 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #441 in 1882. 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.
Names spelled like Nevada
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.