Naledi
Naledi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tswana, Sotho.
- Tswana
- Sotho
Meaning & Origin of Naledi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naledi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tswana, Sotho.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tswana
- Sotho
The Story of Naledi
The earliest SSA record of Naledi as a baby girl name dates back to 2010, when 7 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Naledi — #9,108 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Naledi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Naledi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 55 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Naledi
Naledi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Naledi's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Naledi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.