Nazareth
Unisex · NAZ-a-reth · Hebrew
Unisex
Nazareth is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,514th for girls in the US (70 babies).
What does Nazareth mean?
Hebrew: from the town in Galilee
Nazareth in Galilee was the hometown of Jesus; the meaning of the place name is debated.
- Say it
- NAZ-a-reth
Is Nazareth a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nazareth has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls and 47 boys in the US.
How popular is Nazareth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were named Nazareth, making it the 2,514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,468th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 107 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987. 47 boys were also named Nazareth in 2025 (2,718th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Nazareth in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60% of the babies named Nazareth in the US were girls.
Nazareth in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2,011 |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,865 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,579 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,468 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
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