Nation
Mostly boys · NAY-shun · English
Nation is a name of English origin, meaning “nation, people”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Nation mean?
English: English word, from Latin natio
“nation, people”
From the English word, which goes back to Latin natio 'birth, people'.
- Say it
- NAY-shun
Is Nation a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nation has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Nation in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Nation, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997. 7 girls were also named Nation in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Nation in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 29% of the babies named Nation in the US were girls.
Nation in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
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