Recorded 1979–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 304 births

Naeema — girls' name

304 babies named Naeema in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s251990s572000s722010s1032020s41
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Naeema was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

18 babies were named Naeema in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naeema

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Naeema between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naeema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naeema performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Naeema shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naeema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naeema 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 304 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.

Naeema at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

304

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

2020

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Naeema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
18
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20232017201220072002199519901979 6

Naeema by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 34% of Naeema's all-time total
1970s61980s251990s572000s722010s1032020s41

Naeema by state

Where Naeema concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naeema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.3%
New York share of Naeema's total US births 3.3%

10 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naeema?
304 babies have been named Naeema since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 18 births.
When was Naeema most popular?
Naeema was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Naeema most popular?
The top states for the name Naeema are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Naeema been used?
Naeema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Naeema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naeemah, Naevia, Naelani, Naelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–2023 (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.