Recorded 1986–2017 Girls' name Peak 2000 268 births

Najia — girls' name

268 babies named Najia in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s361990s1042000s992010s29
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Najia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

20 babies were named Najia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najia

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Najia between 1986 and 2017, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Najia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Najia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najia 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 268 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.

Najia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

268

Since 1986

32 years of records

Peak year

2000

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1986

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2017

Najia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1986

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20172010200520011997199319891986 6

Najia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
104 births that decade — 39% of Najia's all-time total
1980s361990s1042000s992010s29

Najia by state

Where Najia concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Najia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.9%
#2 New York
5 1.9%
Illinois share of Najia's total US births 1.9%
Even split

5 of 268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najia?
268 babies have been named Najia since 1986. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2000 with 20 births.
When was Najia most popular?
Najia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Najia most popular?
The top states for the name Najia are Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Najia been used?
Najia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 32 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Najia?
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, 1986–2017 (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.