Recorded 1994–2020 Unisex name Peak 2001 163 births

Najai — unisex name

163 babies named Najai in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s982010s112020s6
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Najai was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Najai in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najai

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Najai between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Najai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 46 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Najai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najai 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 163 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.

Najai at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

163

Since 1994

27 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1994

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2020

Najai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 2020200920062003200019971994 12

Najai popularity over time — boys

46 total births recorded since 2004 (Najai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
5678910 202420082007200620052004 9

Najai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
98 births that decade — 60% of Najai's all-time total
1990s482000s982010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najai?
163 babies have been named Najai since 1994. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Najai most popular?
Najai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Najai a unisex name?
Yes, Najai is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 163 births, and as a boy's name it has 46 births.
How long has the name Najai been used?
Najai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 27 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Najai?
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, 1994–2020 (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.