Boys' name · since 1972
Navin
857 babies named Navin in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Navin is the #7813 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 857 recorded since 1972.
Navin has 857 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7813 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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.
- #5,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,813 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 857 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Navin ranks #5,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,813 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 857 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Navin's 857 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Navin compares
857 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Navin's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Navin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 857 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Navin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Navin's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Navin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Navin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Navin's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Navin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (26% of all-time use).
How Navin 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 Navin's total volume
Navin by state
Where Navin concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Navin's data
- Navin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Navins (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Navin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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 Navin 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.