How Many People Are Named Najia?
An estimated 261 people in the United States have the first name Najia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Najia peaked in popularity in 2000 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Najia 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 Najia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
261
About 1 in 1,313,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
20 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Najia
Najia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Najia as a female name
Ranked #17,657 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2000 (20 births)
Najia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Najia span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 104 babies were registered. Najia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Najia by Decade
How has Najia 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.
Najia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Najia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Najia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Najia?
We estimate approximately 261 people named Najia 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 1,313,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Najia a common name?
Najia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Najia most popular?
Najia reached peak popularity in 2000, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Najia is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Najia a female name?
Najia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Najia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Najia Smith, Najia Johnson, Najia 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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