US rank #12949 Boys' name Peak 2005 113 births

Najir — #12949 US boys' name

113 babies named Najir in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s532010s262020s11
#12949
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Najir was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Najir in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najir

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Najir between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Najir currently holds the #12949 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Najir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Najir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najir 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 113 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.

Najir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

113

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,949

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Najir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 202420172011200820052003200019971994 5

Najir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 47% of Najir's all-time total
1990s232000s532010s262020s11

Najir by state

Where Najir concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Najir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
12 10.6%
New Jersey share of Najir's total US births 10.6%

12 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najir?
113 babies have been named Najir since 1994. It currently ranks #12949 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Najir most popular?
Najir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Najir most popular?
The top states for the name Najir are New Jersey (12 births).
How long has the name Najir been used?
Najir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Najir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Najee, Naji, Najib, Najeeb, 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, 1994–2024 (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.