Navier
Claude-Louis Navier was a French civil engineer, affiliated with the French government, and a physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics.
Meaning & Origin of Navier
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Claude-Louis Navier was a French civil engineer, affiliated with the French government, and a physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics.
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The Story of Navier
Navier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 18 Naviers were born — ranking #5,108 that year. As of 2026, Navier ranks #6,683 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 148 Naviers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Navier
Navier is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Navier's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Navier'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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