Navajo
The Navajo are an Indigenous People of the Southwestern United States. Their language is Navajo, a Southern Athabascan language. The states with the largest Diné populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,305). More than three-quarters of the Diné population resides in these two states.
Meaning & Origin of Navajo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Navajo are an Indigenous People of the Southwestern United States. Their language is Navajo, a Southern Athabascan language. The states with the largest Diné populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,305). More than three-quarters of the Diné population resides in these two states.
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The Story of Navajo
Navajo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1891, when 5 Navajos were born — ranking #963 that year. As of 2026, Navajo ranks #963 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Navajos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Navajo
Navajo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Navajo's peak popularity came in 1891 when it ranked #963. Use the chart and map above to compare Navajo'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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