Recorded 1999–2002 Girls' name Peak 1999 11 births

Najada — girls' name

11 babies named Najada in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Najada was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Najada in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najada

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Najada between 1999 and 2002, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najada performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Najada shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najada in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Najada at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

11

Since 1999

4 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1999

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2002

Najada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1999

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 20021999 6

Najada by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Najada's all-time total
1990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najada?
11 babies have been named Najada since 1999. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Najada most popular?
Najada was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Najada been used?
Najada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 4 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Najada?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.