Recorded 1999–2010 Girls' name Peak 2001 76 births

Najiyah — girls' name

76 babies named Najiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s622010s7
2000s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Najiyah was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Najiyah in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Najiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Najiyah between 1999 and 2010, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Najiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Najiyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Najiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Najiyah 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 76 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.

Najiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

76

Since 1999

12 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1999

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2010

Najiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1999

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Najiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 82% of Najiyah's all-time total
1990s72000s622010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Najiyah?
76 babies have been named Najiyah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Najiyah most popular?
Najiyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Najiyah been used?
Najiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 12 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Najiyah?
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, 1999–2010 (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.