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    The first name Nenad

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    A male given name from the Slavic languages.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Nenad at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2001, 5 boys born in the United States were named Nenad, the 11,789th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 9 were.

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    43
    babies named Nenad since 1880
    #11,789
    rank in 2001
    1979
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Nenad

    10 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nenad Bjelica
      Croatian footballer, born 1971
    • Nenad Kljaić
      Croatian handball player, born 1966
    • Nenad Gračan
      Croatian football player/manager, born 1962
    • Nenad Pralija
      Croatian footballer, born 1970
    • Nenad Žugaj
      Croatian sport wrestler, born 1983
    • Nenad Veličković
      Bosnian writer and playwright (born 1962)
    • Nenad Petrović
      Croatian chess composer, 1907–1989
    • Sulava, Nenad
      Croatian chess player (1962–2019)
    • Nenad Starovlah
      Bosnian footballer (born 1955)
    • Nenad Šalov
      Croatian footballer, born 1955

    Questions

    When was Nenad most popular?
    1979 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Nenad, its highest rank at 4,297th.