Girls' name · since 1979
Naeema
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 311 babies named Naeema, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naeema is the #12236 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 311 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naeema has been recorded 311 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #12236 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.
- #15,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naeema ranks #15,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 311 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naeema's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Naeema compares
311 46th percentile among 17,297 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
Naeema's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naeema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naeema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naeema splits its recorded history at 2005: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naeema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Naeema by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Naeema's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Naeema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (33% of all-time use).
Naeema by state
Where Naeema concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.2% |
10 of 311 births nationwide.
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What to do with Naeema's data
- Naeema's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Naeemas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Naeema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Naeema 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.