How Many People Are Named Naima?
An estimated 4,571 people in the United States have the first name Naima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Naima peaked in popularity in 2007 with 305 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naima 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 Naima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,571
About 1 in 74,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
305 births
Total Registered
4,661
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naima
Naima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,661 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naima as a female name
Ranked #2,203 in 2024
86 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (305 births)
Naima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naima span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,689 babies were registered. Naima has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Naima by Decade
How has Naima 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.
Naima by State
Birth registrations for Naima span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Kentucky, Alabama, Nevada. On average, about 111 Naimas were registered per state.
Naima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naima?
We estimate approximately 4,571 people named Naima 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 74,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Naima a common name?
Naima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,661 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naima most popular?
Naima reached peak popularity in 2007, when 305 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naima is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naima a female name?
Naima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naima Smith, Naima Johnson, Naima 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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