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Nevada

Mostly girls · neh-VAD-a · Spanish

Nevada is a name of Spanish origin, meaning “snow-covered”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).

What does Nevada mean?

Spanish: US state name, from Spanish

“snow-covered”

The US state takes its name from the Sierra Nevada, Spanish for 'snowy mountain range'.

Say it
neh-VAD-a

Is Nevada a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Nevada has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 39 girls and 13 boys in the US.

How popular is Nevada in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,935among girls
Babies in 2025
4about 1 in 70,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 37% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Nevada, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 girls.

Half of all the girls named Nevada in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 10 in 20192025
Nevada in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20254#4,935
20244#4,907
20234#4,915
20223#5,885
20218#3,082
20205#4,110
201910#2,590
20184#4,914
20175#4,250
20167#3,389
20152#7,531
20141#7,592
20132#7,600
20120–
20111#7,717
20101#7,520
20090–
20085#4,065
20071#7,017
20061#6,685
20050–
20043#4,789
20030–
20023#4,284
20014#3,427
20001#5,280
19992#5,117
19981#5,152
19970–
19961#5,054

How popular is Nevada in the US?

Rank in 2025
#3,779among girls
Babies in 2025
39about 1 in 41,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 56% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Nevada, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,646th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 60 girls. 13 boys were also named Nevada in 2025 (6,442nd for boys).

Half of all the girls named Nevada in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 1979, 45% of the babies named Nevada in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 75%, with more girls than boys since 1993.

1880Busiest: 60 in 20032025
Nevada in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202539#3,779
202437#3,962
202344#3,524
202249#3,277
202134#4,163
202028#4,646
201924#5,304
201825#5,148
201732#4,383
201624#5,444
201526#5,125
201422#5,795
201326#5,141
201227#5,112
201144#3,549
201031#4,607
200933#4,481
200846#3,528
200729#4,942
200649#3,315
200550#3,122
200448#3,176
200360#2,635
200239#3,457
200147#3,005
200033#3,803
199945#2,932
199851#2,648
199737#3,158
199634#3,356
199544#2,730
199427#3,887
199324#4,252
199218#5,260
199120#4,802
199014#6,125
198918#4,842
198824#3,800
198717#4,656
198612#5,754
198519#4,125
198413#5,221
198313#5,147
19828#7,467
198120#3,858
19809#6,788
197914#4,841
197817#4,079
197718#3,910
19769#6,046
197517#3,773
19749#5,775
197315#3,970
19729#5,479
197113#4,309
197011#4,760
19696#6,615
196812#3,999
196710#4,299
19668#4,865
19657#5,288
19648#5,007
19639#4,538
19628#4,864
196110#4,238
196012#3,687
195912#3,618
19589#4,192
195712#3,488
195617#2,825
195512#3,376
19549#3,965
195315#2,811
195216#2,670
195119#2,313
195017#2,435
194911#3,175
194811#3,136
194711#3,238
194611#3,033
194514#2,338
194415#2,286
19439#3,248
194221#1,859
194114#2,271
194012#2,423
193917#1,947
193817#1,945
193721#1,679
193620#1,691
193530#1,331
193423#1,556
193327#1,400
193226#1,488
193129#1,375
193028#1,460
192925#1,554
192834#1,309
192730#1,485
192631#1,448
192524#1,747
192443#1,206
192339#1,245
192239#1,252
192141#1,205
192034#1,349
191948#1,042
191832#1,360
191734#1,241
191642#1,087
191534#1,173
191429#1,119
191323#1,151
191220#1,178
191122#932
191023#896
190922#868
19086#1,862
190717#923
190613#1,043
190520#825
190419#837
19039#1,204
190213#972
190110#1,067
190023#760
189921#680
189817#821
189721#681
189611#999
189512#932
189413#850
189312#865
189214#796
189121#572
18909#940
188913#724
188811#793
18877#937
18868#828
18855#1,047
18849#731
188310#615
188218#431
18817#679
188012#492

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