Recorded 2005–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 54 births

Naiema — girls' name

54 babies named Naiema in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s182020s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Naiema was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

9 babies were named Naiema in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naiema

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Naiema between 2005 and 2023, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naiema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naiema performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Naiema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naiema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naiema 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 54 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.

Naiema at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

54

Since 2005

19 years of records

Peak year

2007

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2005

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2023

Naiema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2005

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Naiema by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 57% of Naiema's all-time total
2000s312010s182020s5

Naiema by state

Where Naiema concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naiema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.3%
California share of Naiema's total US births 9.3%

5 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naiema?
54 babies have been named Naiema since 2005. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 9 births.
When was Naiema most popular?
Naiema was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Naiema most popular?
The top states for the name Naiema are California (5 births).
How long has the name Naiema been used?
Naiema has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 19 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Naiema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naia, 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, 2005–2023 (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.