Recorded 1995–2000 Boys' name Peak 1997 17 births

Naoya — boys' name

17 babies named Naoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s6
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Naoya was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Naoya in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Naoya between 1995 and 2000, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naoya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naoya 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 17 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.

Naoya at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

17

Since 1995

6 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1995

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2000

Naoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1995

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 200019971995 5

Naoya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 65% of Naoya's all-time total
1990s112000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naoya?
17 babies have been named Naoya since 1995. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Naoya most popular?
Naoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Naoya been used?
Naoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 6 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Naoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naod, Naoki, Naomi, Naol, 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, 1995–2000 (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.