Nevada
Feminine · “snow-covered”
Nevada is given to both — 3,190 girls and 723 boys since 1880. See Nevada as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Nevada is Spanish for snow-covered, and the state took it from the mountains — the Sierra Nevada, named by Spanish explorers for a range that keeps its snow into summer.
How old is the name Nevada?
Nevada was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Nevada alive today was born around 1963, making them about 62 years old. About 1,900 people named Nevada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Nevada most popular?
Nevada peaked in 1882, reaching #431 nationally. Today it ranks #3780, 3,349 places below that high. See the whole 1882 chart.
Where it comes from
From nevada to Nevada
The story of Nevada
Spanish explorers named the Sierra Nevada for the snow on its peaks, borrowing the name from a range in Andalusia that has the same. The American territory took the mountains' name in 1861, which is why one of the driest states in the union is called snowy. Its use as a given name is genuinely old — it appears in American records in real numbers in the 1880s, well before the modern fashion for place names.
Meaning
snow-covered
From Spanish nevada, the past participle of nevar, to snow, from Latin nix; the Sierra Nevada is the snowy range, and the American state was named for it despite being mostly desert.
How the name formed
- nevada
- Nevada
Related forms: Nevada · Nevata
Pronouncing Nevada
nuh-VAD-uh
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Spanish gives neh-VAH-dah, with a different middle vowel.
Nicknames for Nevada
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 199851 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #431reached in 1882
- Change vs 2022
- −20.4%39 in 2025, from 49
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Nevada in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Nevada in Spanish — same name
- Nevata in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Georgia, Florida, North Carolina.
Nevadas among us
people named Nevada are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 41,212 born in 2025 was named Nevada
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Nevada sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Nevada is headed
Nevada should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Nevada beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Nevada in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Spanish meaning that is concrete and easy to explain.
- Neva and Vada are both complete names with their own American histories.
- Genuine nineteenth-century American use, so it is a revival rather than an invention.
- The state is the first association and it is famous for gambling rather than snow.
- The middle vowel is said differently in Spanish and American English, which Nevadans mind.
- Naming a child for a state invites a question about family connection.
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Feminine · #3780 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Nevadas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Nevada are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Nevada in 2025?
- Nevada ranks #3780 among US girl names in 2025, with 39 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Nevada?
- About 1 in every 41,212 US girls born in 2025 was named Nevada — 39 in all.
- Will my child share the name Nevada with classmates?
- Nevada will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Nevada
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