Recorded 1992–2022 Unisex name Peak 1999 578 births

Najae — unisex name

578 babies named Najae in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1862000s2782010s852020s29
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Najae was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

48 babies were named Najae in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najae

The Social Security Administration has registered 578 babies named Najae between 1992 and 2022, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 48 babies received it in a single year. Najae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 83 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Najae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Najae in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najae 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 578 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.

Najae at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

578

Since 1992

31 years of records

Peak year

1999

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1992

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2022

Najae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1992

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
48
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030405060 20222016201120072003199919951992 7

Najae popularity over time — boys

83 total births recorded since 1999 (Najae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 83 births
468101214 20142013201020082007200620052002200120001999 5

Najae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
278 births that decade — 48% of Najae's all-time total
1990s1862000s2782010s852020s29

Najae by state

Where Najae concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Najae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
64 11.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
51 8.8%
#3 California
10 1.7%
New York share of Najae's total US births 11.1%
Even split

64 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najae?
578 babies have been named Najae since 1992. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 48 births.
When was Najae most popular?
Najae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Najae most popular?
The top states for the name Najae are New York (64 births), Pennsylvania (51 births), California (10 births).
Is Najae a unisex name?
Yes, Najae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 578 births, and as a boy's name it has 83 births.
How long has the name Najae been used?
Najae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 31 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Najae?
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, 1992–2022 (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.