Unisex name · since 1972
Naveen
Naveen has 1,508 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,508
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naveen currently ranks #2067 among unisex names in America, with 1,508 babies recorded since 1972.
Naveen has 1,508 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2067 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,067 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,508 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naveen ranks #3,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,067 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,508 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,067 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,508
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naveen's 1,508 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Naveen compares
1,508 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Naveen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naveen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,508 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naveen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naveen splits its recorded history at 1999: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naveen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Currently ranks #2067 among boys.
1,508 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 72 births in a single year.
Naveen popularity over time - girls
339 total births recorded since 1989 (Naveen as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Naveen accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
Naveen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (452 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Naveen's strongest decade.
452 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Naveen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
452 births
- 2020s
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 452 births (30% of all-time use).
Naveen decade highlights
- Peak decade 452 births
- Runner-up 381 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Naveen 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 Naveen's total volume
Naveen by state
Where Naveen concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 218 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 75 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 52 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
218 of 1,508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.5% of nationwide
- New York 5.0% of nationwide
- Texas 3.4% of nationwide
- Florida 1.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Naveen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (452 total births) through the 2020s (381) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naveens (218 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 Naveen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Naveen 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.
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