How Many People Are Named Naja?
An estimated 1,239 people in the United States have the first name Naja. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Naja peaked in popularity in 1998 with 150 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naja 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 Naja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,239
About 1 in 276,638 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
150 births
Total Registered
1,281
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naja
Naja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,281 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Naja as a male name
Ranked #11,051 in 2005
6 male births in 2005
Peak: 2005 (6 births)
Naja as a female name
Ranked #13,052 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (150 births)
Naja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naja span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 482 babies were registered. Naja has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Naja by Decade
How has Naja 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.
Naja by State
Birth registrations for Naja span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois. On average, about 22 Najas were registered per state.
Naja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Naja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naja?
We estimate approximately 1,239 people named Naja 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 276,638 Americans share this first name.
Is Naja a common name?
Naja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,281 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naja most popular?
Naja reached peak popularity in 1998, when 150 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naja is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naja a female name?
Naja is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naja Smith, Naja Johnson, Naja 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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