Girls' name · since 1971
Naeemah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 647 babies named Naeemah, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
647 babies have been named Naeemah since 1971, making it today's #15304 girls' name.
Naeemah has 647 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15304 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 647 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naeemah ranks #10,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 647 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Naeemah's 647 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Naeemah compares
647 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Naeemah's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naeemah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 647 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naeemah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naeemah's full recorded timeline at 1997, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naeemah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Naeemah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (133 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Naeemah's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Naeemah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 133 births (21% of all-time use).
How Naeemah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Naeemah's total volume
Naeemah by state
Where Naeemah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 36 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 2.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
36 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Naeemah's data
- Naeemah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Naeemahs (36 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 Naeemah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Naeemah 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.