How Many People Are Named Naimah?
An estimated 1,592 people in the United States have the first name Naimah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Naimah peaked in popularity in 2011 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naimah 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 Naimah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,592
About 1 in 215,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2011
77 births
Total Registered
1,641
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naimah
Naimah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,641 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naimah as a female name
Ranked #6,825 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (77 births)
Naimah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naimah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 442 babies were registered. Naimah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Naimah by Decade
How has Naimah 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.
Naimah by State
Birth registrations for Naimah span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 49 Naimahs were registered per state.
Naimah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naimah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naimah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naimah?
We estimate approximately 1,592 people named Naimah 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 215,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Naimah a common name?
Naimah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,641 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naimah most popular?
Naimah reached peak popularity in 2011, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naimah is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naimah a female name?
Naimah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naimah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naimah Smith, Naimah Johnson, Naimah 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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