Boys' name · since 2002
Navraj
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Navraj, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Navraj is the #7041 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 176 recorded since 2002.
Navraj has 176 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7041 as of the latest data, more common than 49% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #13,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,041 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Navraj ranks #13,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,041 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Navraj's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Navraj compares
176 36th percentile among 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
Navraj's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Navraj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Navraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Navraj's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Navraj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Navraj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Navraj's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Navraj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (55% of all-time use).
Navraj by state
Where Navraj concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 18.8% |
33 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Navraj's data
- Navraj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Navrajs (33 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 Navraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Navraj 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.