Girls' name · since 1982
Naia
2,228 babies named Naia in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,228
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naia currently ranks #1583 among girls' names in America, with 2,228 babies recorded since 1982.
Naia has 2,228 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1583 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,583 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,228 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naia ranks #4,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,583 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,228 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,228
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naia's 2,228 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naia compares
2,228 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Naia's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,228 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naia's full recorded timeline at 2009, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Naia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (825 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Naia's strongest decade.
825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Naia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
592 births
- 2010s
2010s
825 births
- 2020s
2020s
733 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 825 births (37% of all-time use).
How Naia 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 Naia's total volume
Naia by state
Where Naia concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 466 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 190 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 137 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 136 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 122 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 21 | 0.9% |
466 of 2,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Naia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naia's data
- Naia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (825 total births) through the 2020s (733) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naias (466 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Naia 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.