Nation is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2020 and has grown less common since.
Nation is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,652 among boys (22) and #12,802 among girls (7) — overall #8,196 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #12,802 | #4,652 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,829 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,426 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | #8,899 | #3,840 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | #16,964 | #2,848 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #10,060 | #2,872 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #9,568 | #4,196 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #12,167 | #5,250 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #15,395 | #5,055 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #18,082 | #5,479 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #15,860 | #10,293 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,412 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,565 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,817 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,354 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,407 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,733 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,560 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,508 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,104 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,693 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,781 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,334 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,622 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,083 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,934 |