Recorded 2001–2009 Girls' name Peak 2008 21 births

Najayah — girls' name

21 babies named Najayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s21
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Najayah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Najayah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Najayah between 2001 and 2009, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najayah 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 21 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.

Najayah at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

21

Since 2001

9 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2001

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2009

Najayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2001

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2009200820022001 5

Najayah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 100% of Najayah's all-time total
2000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najayah?
21 babies have been named Najayah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Najayah most popular?
Najayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Najayah been used?
Najayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 9 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Najayah?
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, 2001–2009 (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.