US rank #898 Girls' name Peak 2021 6,225 births

Naya — #898 US girls' name

6,225 babies named Naya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s581990s6022000s11682010s25412020s1825
#898
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Naya was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

446 babies were named Naya in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naya

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,225 babies named Naya between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naya currently holds the #898 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 446 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Naya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,203 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Naya in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,225 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naya at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

6,225

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2021

446 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#898

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2021)
446
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Naya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,541 births that decade — 41% of Naya's all-time total
1970s311980s581990s6022000s11682010s25412020s1825

Naya by state

Where Naya concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Naya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,203 19.3%
#2 New York
541 8.7%
#3 Texas
512 8.2%
#4 Florida
463 7.4%
#5 Illinois
276 4.4%
#6 New Jersey
210 3.4%
#7 Michigan
193 3.1%
#8 Georgia
151 2.4%
California share of Naya's total US births 19.3%
Even split

1,203 of 6,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Naya appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naya?
6,225 babies have been named Naya since 1974. It currently ranks #898 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 446 births.
When was Naya most popular?
Naya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,541 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Naya most popular?
The top states for the name Naya are California (1,203 births), New York (541 births), Texas (512 births).
How long has the name Naya been used?
Naya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayeli, Nayla, Nayely, Nayelli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.