How Many People Are Named Naiah?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Naiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Naiah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Naiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2021
27 births
Total Registered
220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naiah
Naiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 220 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naiah as a female name
Ranked #8,258 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (27 births)
Naiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 101 babies were registered. Naiah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Naiah by Decade
How has Naiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Naiah by State
Naiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Naiah
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Naiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naiah?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Naiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Naiah a common name?
Naiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naiah most popular?
Naiah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naiah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naiah a female name?
Naiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naiah Smith, Naiah Johnson, Naiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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