Girls' name · since 2001
Naiah
232 babies named Naiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naiah is the #8661 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 232 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naiah has been recorded 232 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #8661 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #18,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 232 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naiah ranks #18,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 232 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Naiah's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Naiah compares
232 40th 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
Naiah's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 232 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naiah splits its recorded history at 2016: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Naiah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (113 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Naiah's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Naiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 113 births (49% of all-time use).
Naiah by state
Where Naiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 11 | 4.7% |
11 of 232 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Naiahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Naiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Naiah 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.