Boys' name · since 1976
Naveed
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 685 babies named Naveed, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 685
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naveed is the #9116 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 685 recorded since 1976.
Naveed has 685 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9116 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,116 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 685 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naveed ranks #6,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,116 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 685 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 685
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Naveed's 685 recorded births place it above 85.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Naveed compares
685 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Naveed's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naveed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 685 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naveed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naveed's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naveed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Naveed by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Naveed's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Naveed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (27% of all-time use).
How Naveed compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Naveed's total volume
Naveed by state
Where Naveed concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 2.6% |
51 of 685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Naveed's data
- Naveed's decade-level peak was the 1990s (186 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 Naveeds (51 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 Naveed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Naveed 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.