US rank #7894 Boys' name Peak 2007 368 births

Najib — #7894 US boys' name

368 babies named Najib in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s321990s632000s1282010s1032020s34
#7894
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Najib was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Najib in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najib

The Social Security Administration has registered 368 babies named Najib between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Najib currently holds the #7894 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najib performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Najib shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Najib in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najib 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 368 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.

Najib at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

368

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,894

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Najib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041999199419871979 8

Najib by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 35% of Najib's all-time total
1970s81980s321990s632000s1282010s1032020s34

Najib by state

Where Najib concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Najib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 1.4%
#2 New York
5 1.4%
Minnesota share of Najib's total US births 1.4%
Even split

5 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najib?
368 babies have been named Najib since 1979. It currently ranks #7894 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Najib most popular?
Najib was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Najib most popular?
The top states for the name Najib are Minnesota (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Najib been used?
Najib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Najib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Najee, Naji, Najeeb, Najir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.