Nation
Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
No rank in 2024 to compare: —
#4539
recorded as boys
Up 162 since 2024
Babies in 2025
29
girls 7 · boys 22
Peak year
2021
44 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
499
since 1997
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Nation was most popular in 2021, when 44 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.03 per 1,000). In 2025, 22 babies were named Nation, ranking #4539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 11932 | 22 | 4539 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 21 | 4701 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 24 | 4343 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8542 | 29 | 3774 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15251 | 44 | 2819 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9546 | 42 | 2846 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9112 | 25 | 4114 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11427 | 18 | 5106 |
| 2017 | 6 | 14124 | 19 | 4935 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16215 | 17 | 5318 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14482 | 7 | 9568 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 17 | 5252 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 16 | 5404 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 6 | 10770 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 11 | 7009 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 8 | 8803 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 16 | 5554 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 11 | 7187 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 13 | 6262 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 12 | 6460 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 9 | 7640 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 8 | 8143 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 13 | 5558 |
| 2002 | 5 | 15432 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 5 | 10349 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 5 | 9912 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 6 | 8110 |
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Recorded as girls 15% · boys 85% across all years