Girls' name · since 1969
Najah
1,857 babies named Najah in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,167 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,857
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Najah currently ranks #12167 among girls' names in America, with 1,857 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najah has been recorded 1,857 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #12167 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,167 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,857 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najah ranks #4,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,167 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,857 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,167 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,857
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Najah's 1,857 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Najah compares
1,857 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Najah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Najah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,857 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 101 | 21 | 19,840 |
Najah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Najah's full recorded timeline at 1999, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Najah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Najah popularity over time - boys
34 total births recorded since 1990 (Najah as boys' name)
Najah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (668 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Najah's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Najah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 240
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
668 births
- 2000s
2000s
551 births
- 2010s 195
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 668 births (36% of all-time use).
How Najah 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 Najah's total volume
Najah by state
Where Najah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 199 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 183 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 129 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 77 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 16 | 0.9% |
199 of 1,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Najah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Najah's data
- Najah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (668 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Najahs (199 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Najah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Najah 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.