US rank #12688 Boys' name Peak 2001 259 births

Najeeb — #12688 US boys' name

259 babies named Najeeb in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s291990s622000s682010s612020s24
#12688
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Najeeb was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

14 babies were named Najeeb in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najeeb

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Najeeb between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Najeeb currently holds the #12688 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najeeb performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Najeeb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najeeb 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 259 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.

Najeeb at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

259

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2001

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,688

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Najeeb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
14
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
46810121416 202420172012200620011995198919781977 7

Najeeb by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 26% of Najeeb's all-time total
1970s151980s291990s622000s682010s612020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najeeb?
259 babies have been named Najeeb since 1977. It currently ranks #12688 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 14 births.
When was Najeeb most popular?
Najeeb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Najeeb been used?
Najeeb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Najeeb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Najee, Naji, Najib, Najir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.