Girls' name · since 1996
Nayana
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 631 babies named Nayana, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
631 babies have been named Nayana since 1996, making it today's #7694 girls' name.
Nayana has 631 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7694 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,694 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 631 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nayana ranks #10,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,694 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 631 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nayana's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nayana compares
631 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Nayana's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 631 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nayana's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nayana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (276 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Nayana's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
276 births
- 2010s
2010s
215 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 276 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nayana 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 Nayana's total volume
Nayana by state
Where Nayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 8.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
52 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nayana's data
- Nayana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nayanas (52 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 Nayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Nayana 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.