US rank #2662 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,428 births

Nava — #2662 US girls' name

1,428 babies named Nava in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161960s61970s211980s681990s952000s2712010s6082020s343
#2662
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nava was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

78 babies were named Nava in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nava

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,428 babies named Nava between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nava currently holds the #2662 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nava performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nava shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 269 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nava in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nava 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 1,428 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.

Nava at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,428

Since 1923

102 years of records

Peak year

2023

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,662

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1923

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nava popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1923

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
78
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198819801923 6

Nava by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
608 births that decade — 43% of Nava's all-time total
1920s161960s61970s211980s681990s952000s2712010s6082020s343

Nava by state

Where Nava concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nava
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
269 18.8%
#2 California
192 13.4%
#3 New Jersey
58 4.1%
#4 Florida
19 1.3%
#5 Maryland
18 1.3%
#6 Illinois
13 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
12 0.8%
#8 Georgia
11 0.8%
New York share of Nava's total US births 18.8%
Even split

269 of 1,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Nava appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nava?
1,428 babies have been named Nava since 1923. It currently ranks #2662 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 78 births.
When was Nava most popular?
Nava was most popular in the 2010s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nava most popular?
The top states for the name Nava are New York (269 births), California (192 births), New Jersey (58 births).
How long has the name Nava been used?
Nava has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 102 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nava?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Navy, Navya, Naveah, Navaeh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1923–2024 (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.