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
0%100%Median name50%92.7%
Navi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Navi's 1,572 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

23 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
179
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
050100150200 20002004200820122016202020242025 179

Navi popularity over time - boys

459 total births recorded since 1999 (Navi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 459 births
020406080 1999200620132016201920222025 70

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 924 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -57, 10.2%-38, 5.4%-50, 9.2%-76, 4.5%-52, 6.4%-33, 6.6%-35, 5.2%-138, 2.3%-142, 5.6%-51, 9.2%-110, 7.4%-45, 5.3%-43, 5.8%-77, 7.3%-57, 4.3%Navi-26, 11.4%Navi
Navi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Navi by state

Where Navi concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Navi
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%
California share of Navi's total US births 7.8%
Even split

123 of 1,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Navi appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Navi?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 1,572 babies named Navi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,529 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,257 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 179 births.
Where does Navi sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Navi most popular?
Navi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 924 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Navi most popular?
The top states for the name Navi are California (123 births), Texas (119 births), Ohio (68 births).
Is Navi a unisex name?
Yes, Navi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,572 births, and as a boy's name it has 459 births.
How long has the name Navi been used?
Navi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Navi?
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.

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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Nearby Names Like Navi

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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.

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.