Boys' name · since 1980
Naoki
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 322 babies named Naoki, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 322
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Naoki sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 322 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naoki has been recorded 322 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1980 to 2024.
- #10,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 322 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naoki ranks #10,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 322 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 322
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Naoki's 322 recorded births place it above 77.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Naoki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Naoki's full recorded timeline at 2005, 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 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Naoki popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Naoki popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2010 (Naoki as girls' name)
Naoki by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (106 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Naoki's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Naoki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 106 births (33% of all-time use).
Naoki by state
Where Naoki concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 322 births nationwide.
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- Naoki's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naokis (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Naoki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1980–2024 (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 Naoki 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.