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.
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Nevada
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Nevada as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 60 newborns named Nevada — #2,638 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Nevada ranks #3,469 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Nevada as a boy name dates back to 1953, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Nevada — #2,500 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Nevada on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Nevada last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 710 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to 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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