US rank #12458 Girls' name Peak 2019 222 births

Naarah — #12458 US girls' name

222 babies named Naarah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s151990s172000s742010s782020s32
#12458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Naarah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

23 babies were named Naarah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naarah

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Naarah between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naarah currently holds the #12458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naarah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Naarah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naarah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 222 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naarah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

222

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2019

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naarah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
23
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092005200119921979 6

Naarah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 35% of Naarah's all-time total
1970s61980s151990s172000s742010s782020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naarah?
222 babies have been named Naarah since 1979. It currently ranks #12458 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 23 births.
When was Naarah most popular?
Naarah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Naarah been used?
Naarah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naarah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naama, Naava, Naara, Naavya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.