US rank #1857 Girls' name Peak 2023 2,091 births

Naia — #1857 US girls' name

2,091 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.

1980s101990s682000s5922010s8252020s596
#1857
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Naia was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

141 babies were named Naia in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,091 babies named Naia between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naia currently holds the #1857 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 141 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 825 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Naia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 436 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Naia in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naia 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 2,091 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.

Naia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,091

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2023

141 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,857

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
141
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Naia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
825 births that decade — 39% of Naia's all-time total
1980s101990s682000s5922010s8252020s596

Naia by state

Where Naia concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Naia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
436 20.9%
#2 Hawaii
182 8.7%
#3 New York
126 6.0%
#4 Florida
119 5.7%
#5 Texas
114 5.5%
#6 Washington
23 1.1%
#7 New Jersey
19 0.9%
#8 Colorado
15 0.7%
California share of Naia's total US births 20.9%
Even split

436 of 2,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Naia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naia?
2,091 babies have been named Naia since 1982. It currently ranks #1857 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 141 births.
When was Naia most popular?
Naia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 825 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Naia most popular?
The top states for the name Naia are California (436 births), Hawaii (182 births), New York (126 births).
How long has the name Naia been used?
Naia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.