US rank #11244 Boys' name Peak 2013 162 births

Naif — #11244 US boys' name

162 babies named Naif in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s122010s1112020s29
#11244
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Naif was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

19 babies were named Naif in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naif

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Naif between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naif currently holds the #11244 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Naif 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 Naif in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naif 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 162 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.

Naif at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

162

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2013

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,244

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
19
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 2024202020172014201120011981 5

Naif by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 69% of Naif's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s122010s1112020s29

Naif by state

Where Naif concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naif
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Naif's total US births 3.1%

5 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naif?
162 babies have been named Naif since 1981. It currently ranks #11244 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 19 births.
When was Naif most popular?
Naif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Naif most popular?
The top states for the name Naif are California (5 births).
How long has the name Naif been used?
Naif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naim, Nainoa, Nain, Naithan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2024 (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.