Girls' name · since 2002

Najaah

Najaah has 10 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#56,147 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Najaah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najaah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2002 to 2003.

  • #56,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najaah ranks #56,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#56,147 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Najaah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Najaah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Najaah's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded.

Najaah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2002)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 20022003 5

Najaah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Najaah's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Najaah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najaah?
Najaah has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #56,147 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 5 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Najaah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najaah ranks #56,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Najaah most popular?
Najaah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Najaah been used?
The SSA has tracked Najaah since 2002 -- 2 years through the most recent 2003 data.
What names are similar to Najaah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Najah, Naja, Najma, Najla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Najaah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2003 (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 Najaah 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.