Nautica
Nautica is an American apparel brand, primarily specializing in nautical style clothing and lifestyle products. It is known for its men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories, as well as homeware, watches, and fragrance. Nautica took its name from the Latin word nauticus—which comes from the Greek word ναυτικός—for naval and in Italian language nautica means seamanship.
Meaning & Origin of Nautica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nautica is an American apparel brand, primarily specializing in nautical style clothing and lifestyle products. It is known for its men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories, as well as homeware, watches, and fragrance. Nautica took its name from the Latin word nauticus—which comes from the Greek word ναυτικός—for naval and in Italian language nautica means seamanship.
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The Story of Nautica
Nautica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 15 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 246 births, good for #874 nationwide. About 44% of every Nautica on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Nautica last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nautica
Nautica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nautica's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #874. Use the chart and map above to compare Nautica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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