How Many People Are Named Nava?
An estimated 1,392 people in the United States have the first name Nava. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Nava peaked in popularity in 2023 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nava 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 Nava paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nava is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,392
About 1 in 246,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
78 births
Total Registered
1,428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nava
Nava is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,428 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nava as a female name
Ranked #2,677 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (78 births)
Nava: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nava span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 608 babies were registered. While Nava is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nava by Decade
How has Nava 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.
Nava by State
Birth registrations for Nava span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 66 Navas were registered per state.
Nava + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nava as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nava
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nava: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nava?
We estimate approximately 1,392 people named Nava 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 246,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Nava a common name?
Nava is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nava most popular?
Nava reached peak popularity in 2023, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nava is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nava a female name?
Nava is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nava Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nava Smith, Nava Johnson, Nava 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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