Nautica

#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 97.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1999 · 246 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,240
since 1992

Nautica over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nautica has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #874, 1999girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,86011—
2024#13,4776—
2023#11,1698—
2022#10,3839—
2021#6,69117—
2020#6,32518—
2019#5,44923#12,1455
2018#5,31524—
2017#5,33824—
2016#5,62223—
2015#6,72118—
2014#5,02527—
2013#6,46219—
2012#7,14417—
2011#5,93522—
2010#5,24726—
2009#3,56145—
2008#3,31650—
2007#3,65344—
2006#2,63168—
2005#2,18084—
2004#2,13584—
2003#1,769106—
2002#1,370141—
2001#1,218166#8,3397
2000#1,182169#7,4168
1999#874246#4,34116
1998#948217#7,5607
1997#956206#8,1106
1996#1,275136#7,9716
1995#1,74683—
1994#2,35355—
1993#3,35133—
1992#6,00815—
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First appearance
1992

The first year at least five girls were named Nautica! It came in at #6,008, and was given to 15 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2022–2024, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Nautica is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedMNIllinois: #753 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,417 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedWIMichigan: #576 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,963 girlsMINew York: #1,559 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,388 girlsNYMassachusetts: #747 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,381 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedIAIndiana: #565 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,675 girlsINOhio: #360 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,660 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,723 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 36,836 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedWVVirginia: #519 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,391 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #353 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedLAMississippi: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsMSAlabama: #637 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,169 girlsALGeorgia: #413 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nautica, so not publishedHITexas: #1,099 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,965 girlsTXFlorida: #1,342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,380 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#353 · 1 in 1,913
  2. Ohio#360 · 1 in 2,201
  3. Georgia#413 · 1 in 2,344
  4. South Carolina#433 · 1 in 2,398
  5. Mississippi#475 · 1 in 2,436

Best ever in a state: #268 in Mississippi, 1999.

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StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#353221 in 1,913
Ohio#360281 in 2,201
Georgia#413191 in 2,344
South Carolina#43371 in 2,398
Mississippi#47551 in 2,436
Virginia#519101 in 3,391
Indiana#56591 in 3,675
Michigan#576131 in 3,963
Alabama#63751 in 4,169
Massachusetts#74751 in 6,381
Illinois#753131 in 5,417
Texas#1,099161 in 8,965
Pennsylvania#1,15651 in 11,660
Florida#1,34261 in 12,380
New York#1,55971 in 14,388
California#2,72361 in 36,836
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See more about Nautica
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 4,617 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #8,860)
  • 2,535 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #8,860)
  • 2,139 spots since 2015 (#6,721 → #8,860)
  • Biggest jump: 319 spots in 1997 (#1,275 → #956)
  • Biggest drop: 308 spots in 2000 (#874 → #1,182)
Rise & fade · girls
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1992
  • Peaked 1999 at #874 (246 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1997–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,211
  • Highest: 1 in 7,211 girls born in 1999 were named Nautica (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 44.2% of all girls named Nautica (991) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s991#874 (1999)#2,189
2000s957#1,182 (2000)#2,302
2010s223#5,025 (2014)#5,826
2020s69#6,325 (2020)#9,484

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Nautica in 1998

girls
#948
217 births · 1 in 8,143 girls
boys
#7,560
7 births · 1 in 273,052 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #948Nautica217

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #7,560Nautica7
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 8,143 of them was named Nautica, which outranked 94.3% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nautica
  1. #941Marlee219
  2. #941Marlena219
  3. #947Corina218
  4. #948Nautica217
  5. #948Lexis217
  6. #950Destany216
  7. #950Kameron216
  8. #952Alyssia215

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 273,052 of them was named Nautica, which outranked 33.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nautica
  1. #6,843Zerrick8
  2. #6,843Zyan8
  3. #6,843Zyshon8
  4. #7,560Nautica7
  5. #7,560Aaditya7
  6. #7,560Abayomi7
  7. #7,560Abdon7
  8. #8,479Abby6
  9. #8,479Abd6
  10. #8,479Abdi6

Tied with 918 names at #7,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →