Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 1974 641 births

Naeemah — girls' name

641 babies named Naeemah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1331980s1271990s1282000s1142010s1212020s18
1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Naeemah was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Naeemah in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naeemah

The Social Security Administration has registered 641 babies named Naeemah between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naeemah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naeemah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Naeemah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Naeemah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naeemah 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 641 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.

Naeemah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

641

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Naeemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 202320152008200119941987198019731971 12

Naeemah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
133 births that decade — 21% of Naeemah's all-time total
1970s1331980s1271990s1282000s1142010s1212020s18

Naeemah by state

Where Naeemah concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Naeemah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
36 5.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
19 3.0%
#3 California
5 0.8%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Naeemah's total US births 5.6%
Even split

36 of 641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naeemah?
641 babies have been named Naeemah since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Naeemah most popular?
Naeemah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Naeemah most popular?
The top states for the name Naeemah are New York (36 births), Pennsylvania (19 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Naeemah been used?
Naeemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Naeemah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naevia, Naeema, 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, 1971–2023 (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.