Unisex name · since 1977
Najee
2,755 babies named Najee in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,755
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,755 babies have been named Najee since 1977, making it today's #5467 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Najee recorded 2,755 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #5467 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #2,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,467 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,755 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najee ranks #2,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,467 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,755 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,755
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Najee's 2,755 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Najee compares
2,755 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Najee's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Najee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 217 | 34 | 22,252 |
Najee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Najee's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 217, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Najee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 217
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Najee popularity over time - girls
417 total births recorded since 1987 (Najee as girls' name)
Najee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,426 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Najee's strongest decade.
1,426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Najee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 268
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,426 births
- 2000s
2000s
571 births
- 2010s 296
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 179
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,426 births (52% of all-time use).
How Najee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Najee's total volume
Najee by state
Where Najee concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 385 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 373 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 182 | 6.6% |
| #4 | California | | 158 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 87 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 71 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 70 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 70 | 2.5% |
385 of 2,755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Najee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Najee's data
- Najee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,426 total births); usage has since declined to 179 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Najees (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Najee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Najee 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.