Boys' name · since 1977
Najeeb
Najeeb has 259 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 259
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
259 boys have been named Najeeb since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najeeb has been recorded 259 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #11,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 259 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najeeb ranks #11,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 259
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Najeeb's 259 recorded births place it above 74.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Najeeb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Najeeb's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Najeeb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Najeeb by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Najeeb's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Najeeb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Najeeb's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Najeeb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Najeeb 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.