Total births
65
Girls' name · since 2010
Naledi
65 babies named Naledi in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16771
- among girls today
- 65
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Naledi is the #16771 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 65 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naledi has been recorded 65 times among girls since 2010, currently ranked #16771 nationally and more common than 5% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #16771 among girls today
- 65 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Naledi is currently the #16771 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 65 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16771
- among girls today
- 65
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Naledi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16771
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Naledi was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
11 babies were named Naledi in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Naledi compares
65 18th percentile among 17,726 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
Naledi's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naledi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Naledi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naledi splits its recorded history at 2020: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naledi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#16,771
Active since
2010
Naledi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Naledi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Naledi's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Naledi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 36 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Naledi? ▼
65 babies have been named Naledi since 2010. It currently ranks #16771 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 11 births.
When was Naledi most popular? ▼
Naledi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Naledi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Naledi since 2010 -- 16 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Naledi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nalani, Nala, Nallely, Naliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Naledi
Nearby Names Like Naledi
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Naledi
Nalani Girl
#531 7,954 births
Nala Girl
#754 6,138 births
Nallely Girl
#5063 2,994 births
Naliyah Girl
#1893 1,332 births
Nalah Girl
#4350 1,001 births
Compare Naledi side by side: Naledi vs Nalani Naledi vs Nala Naledi vs Nallely
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Naledi: #16771 Girls' Name - 65 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/naledi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Naledi 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 June 2026.