Navi
The Story of Navi
As a girl name
Navi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 176 Navis were born — ranking #1,297 that year. As of 2026, Navi ranks #1,340 for girls with 169 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Navis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Navi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 72 Navis were born — ranking #2,092 that year. As of 2026, Navi ranks #2,092 for boys with 72 births, rising sharply (+140% over the past five years). In total, more than 529 Navis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Navi
Navi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Navi's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,297. Use the chart and map above to compare Navi'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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