Najay
The Story of Najay
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Najay as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 7 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Najay — #10,424 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Najay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Najay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Najay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 8 births, good for #9,019 nationwide. About 77% of every Najay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Najay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Najay
Najay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Najay's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #10,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Najay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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