Unisex name · since 1973
Na
Na has 223 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Na is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 223 have been recorded since 1973.
Na has 223 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2003.
- #18,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 223 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Na ranks #18,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Na's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Na's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Na's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Na popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2003
- Peak year (1992)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Na popularity over time - boys
34 total births recorded since 1985 (Na as boys' name)
Na by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (100 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Na's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Na births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 100 births (45% of all-time use).
Na by state
Where Na concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 6 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.2% |
6 of 223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Na's decade-level peak was the 1990s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Na: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Na draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.