Boys' name · since 1980
Naji
Naji has 802 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naji currently ranks #4763 among boys' names in America, with 802 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Naji recorded 802 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #4763 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #5,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,763 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 802 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naji ranks #5,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,763 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 802 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,763 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naji's 802 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Naji compares
802 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Naji's all-time total is 117% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 802 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naji's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Naji by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Naji's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Naji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (27% of all-time use).
How Naji 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 Naji's total volume
Naji by state
Where Naji concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Naji's data
- Naji's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Najis (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Naji 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.