How Many People Are Named Najee?
An estimated 3,086 people in the United States have the first name Najee. It is used for both genders, with 86.8% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Najee peaked in popularity in 1993 with 245 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Najee 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 Najee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,086
About 1 in 111,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.8% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1993
245 births
Total Registered
3,155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Najee
Najee is predominantly male (86.8%), though 417 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Najee as a male name
Ranked #3,944 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (217 births)
Najee as a female name
Ranked #16,287 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1995 (37 births)
Najee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Najee span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,692 babies were registered. Najee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Najee by Decade
How has Najee 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.
Najee by State
Birth registrations for Najee span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Connecticut. On average, about 96 Najees were registered per state.
Najee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Najee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Najee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Najee?
We estimate approximately 3,086 people named Najee 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 111,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Najee a common name?
Najee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Najee most popular?
Najee reached peak popularity in 1993, when 245 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Najee is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Najee a male name?
Najee is predominantly male. 86.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Najee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Najee Smith, Najee Johnson, Najee 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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