Girls' name · since 1984
Naina
Naina has 764 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 764
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naina is the #4218 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 764 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Naina recorded 764 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #4218 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,218 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 764 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naina ranks #9,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,218 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 764 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 764
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naina's 764 recorded births place it above 87.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naina compares
764 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Naina's all-time total is 103% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 764 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naina's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Naina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (288 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Naina's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Naina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 288 births (38% of all-time use).
How Naina 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 Naina's total volume
Naina by state
Where Naina concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
114 of 764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Naina's data
- Naina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (288 total births) through the 2020s (198) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nainas (114 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 Naina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Naina 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.