Unisex name · since 2000
Navi
Navi has 1,572 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Navi currently ranks #1257 among unisex names in America, with 1,572 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Navi has been recorded 1,572 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #1257 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #5,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,572 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Navi ranks #5,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,572 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Navi's 1,572 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Navi compares
1,572 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Navi's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Navi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,572 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 179 | 21 | 19,840 |
Navi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Navi's full recorded timeline at 2013, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 179 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Navi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 179
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #1257 among girls.
1,572 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 179 births in a single year.
Navi popularity over time - boys
459 total births recorded since 1999 (Navi as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Navi accounts for 23% of total recorded use across both genders.
Navi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (924 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Navi's strongest decade.
924 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Navi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 120
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
528 births
- 2020s
2020s
924 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 924 births (59% of all-time use).
Navi decade highlights
- Peak decade 924 births
- Runner-up 528 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Navi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Navi's total volume
Navi by state
Where Navi concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 119 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 68 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 62 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 53 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 46 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 2.2% |
123 of 1,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.8% of nationwide
- Texas 7.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.9% of nationwide
- Florida 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 23 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Navi appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Navi's data
- California records the most Navis (123 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 Navi: 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 (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Navi 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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