Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S. state.
Meaning & Origin of Nevada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S. state.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Nevada
As a girl name
Nevada first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 60 Nevadas were born — ranking #2,638 that year. As of 2026, Nevada ranks #3,469 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Nevadas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nevada first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 30 Nevadas were born — ranking #2,500 that year. As of 2026, Nevada ranks #7,224 for boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 710 Nevadas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nevada
Nevada is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nevada's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #431. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevada'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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