Girls' name · since 1981
Naiya
Naiya has 1,625 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,594 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,625
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,625 babies have been named Naiya since 1981, making it today's #4594 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Naiya recorded 1,625 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #4594 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,594 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,625 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naiya ranks #5,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,594 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,625 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,594 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,625
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naiya's 1,625 recorded births place it above 92.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naiya compares
1,625 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
Naiya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,625 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Naiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naiya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Naiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (640 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Naiya's strongest decade.
640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Naiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
640 births
- 2010s
2010s
599 births
- 2020s 202
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 640 births (39% of all-time use).
How Naiya 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 Naiya's total volume
Naiya by state
Where Naiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 260 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 77 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 48 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 43 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.6% |
260 of 1,625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Naiya appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Naiya's data
- Naiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (640 total births); usage has since declined to 202 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Naiyas (260 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Naiya 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.