Recorded 1999–2008 Unisex name Peak 2003 26 births

Najay — unisex name

26 babies named Najay in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s19
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Najay was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Najay in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najay

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Najay between 1999 and 2008, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Najay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Najay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najay 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 26 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.

Najay at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

26

Since 1999

10 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1999

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2008

Najay popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1999

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 2008200320011999 7

Najay popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 1999 (Najay as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
456789 2008200720061999 6

Najay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 73% of Najay's all-time total
1990s72000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najay?
26 babies have been named Najay since 1999. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Najay most popular?
Najay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Najay a unisex name?
Yes, Najay is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 26 births, and as a boy's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Najay been used?
Najay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 10 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Najay?
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, 1999–2008 (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.