Girls' name · since 1976
Naimah
Naimah has 1,660 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,660
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naimah currently ranks #6178 among girls' names in America, with 1,660 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naimah has been recorded 1,660 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #6178 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,660 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naimah ranks #5,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,660 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,660
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naimah's 1,660 recorded births place it above 92.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Naimah compares
1,660 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Naimah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naimah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naimah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naimah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naimah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Naimah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (442 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Naimah's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Naimah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
253 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
442 births
- 2010s
2010s
411 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 442 births (27% of all-time use).
How Naimah 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 Naimah's total volume
Naimah by state
Where Naimah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 166 | 10.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 114 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 101 | 6.1% |
| #4 | California | | 68 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 45 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 19 | 1.1% |
166 of 1,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Naimah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naimah's data
- Naimah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (442 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Naimahs (166 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Naimah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Naimah 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.