Girls' name · since 1975
Najla
Najla has 653 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
653 babies have been named Najla since 1975, making it today's #8023 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najla has been recorded 653 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #8023 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #9,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,023 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 653 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Najla ranks #9,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 653 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Najla's 653 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Najla compares
653 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Najla's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Najla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 653 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Najla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Najla's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Najla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Najla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (156 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Najla's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Najla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (24% of all-time use).
How Najla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Najla's total volume
Najla by state
Where Najla concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.9% |
6 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Najla's data
- Najla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Najlas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Najla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Najla 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.