Recorded 1993–2005 Unisex name Peak 1996 111 births

Naje — unisex name

111 babies named Naje in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s692000s42
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Naje was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Naje in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naje

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Naje between 1993 and 2005, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naje currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Naje is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 37 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naje performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naje shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naje in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naje 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 111 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.

Naje at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

111

Since 1993

13 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1993

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2005

Naje popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1993

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 200520032002200120001999199819971996199519941993 6

Naje popularity over time — boys

37 total births recorded since 1994 (Naje as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
4.555.566.577.5 2022200420011998199719951994 5

Naje by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 62% of Naje's all-time total
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Naje by state

Where Naje concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naje
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 4.5%
Pennsylvania share of Naje's total US births 4.5%

5 of 111 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naje?
111 babies have been named Naje since 1993. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Naje most popular?
Naje was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Naje most popular?
The top states for the name Naje are Pennsylvania (5 births).
Is Naje a unisex name?
Yes, Naje is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 111 births, and as a boy's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Naje been used?
Naje has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 13 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Naje?
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, 1993–2005 (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.