Boys' name · since 1979
Najib
376 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.
- #9,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Najib is the #9968 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 376 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Najib recorded 376 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #9968 nationally today, ahead of 28% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #9,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,968 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najib ranks #9,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,968 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 376 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Najib's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Najib compares
376 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Najib's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Najib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Najib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Najib's SSA record in two at 2005 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 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Najib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Najib by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Najib's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Najib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (34% of all-time use).
Najib by state
Where Najib concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
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What to do with Najib's data
- Najib's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Najibs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Najib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Najib 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.