How Many People Are Named Najaya?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Najaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Najaya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Najaya 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 Najaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Najaya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Najaya
Najaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Najaya as a female name
Ranked #18,457 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2003 (6 births)
Najaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Najaya span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 16 babies were registered. While Najaya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Najaya by Decade
How has Najaya 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.
Najaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Najaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Najaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Najaya?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Najaya 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Najaya a common name?
Najaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Najaya most popular?
Najaya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Najaya is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Najaya a female name?
Najaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Najaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Najaya Smith, Najaya Johnson, Najaya 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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