Girls' name · since 1969
Naima
Naima has 4,757 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,757
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,757 babies have been named Naima since 1969, making it today's #2026 girls' name.
Naima has 4,757 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2026 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #2,665 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,026 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,757 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naima ranks #2,665 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,026 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,757 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,757
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naima's 4,757 recorded births place it above 96.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naima compares
4,757 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Naima's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,757 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 305 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naima splits its recorded history at 1997: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 305 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 305
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Naima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,689 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Naima's strongest decade.
1,689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Naima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 288
1970s
288 births
- 1980s 267
1980s
267 births
- 1990s 264
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,648 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,689 births
- 2020s 592
2020s
592 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,689 births (36% of all-time use).
How Naima 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 Naima's total volume
Naima by state
Where Naima concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 685 | 14.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 560 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 305 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 294 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 168 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 129 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 119 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 117 | 2.5% |
685 of 4,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Naima appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naima's data
- Naima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,689 total births) through the 2020s (592) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naimas (685 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 Naima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Naima 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.