Total births
238
Girls' name · since 1979
Naarah
Naarah has 238 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12508
- among girls today
- 238
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Naarah currently ranks #12508 among girls' names in America, with 238 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naarah has been recorded 238 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #12508 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #12508 among girls today
- 238 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Naarah is currently the #12508 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 238 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12508
- among girls today
- 238
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Naarah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12508
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
33% 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.
How Naarah compares
238 40th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Naarah's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naarah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Naarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naarah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naarah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#12,508
Active since
1979
Naarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Naarah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Naarah's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Naarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Naarah? ▼
Naarah has been given to 238 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12508 as of the latest data. 23 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Naarah since 1979 -- 47 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Naarah's data
- Naarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Naarah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Naarah
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Naava Girl
#7124 268 births
Naara Girl
#10528 199 births
Naavya Girl
#5775 183 births
Naasia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Naarah: #12508 Girls' Name - 238 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/naarah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Naarah 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 June 2026.