Naimah Girl
How popular is Naimah?
#6,115 girl name in 2025
19 baby girls were named Naimah in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
1,634living people named Naimah (est.)
21median age of people named Naimah
1,660babies named Naimah since 1880
1 in 174,492US babies born in 2025
Naimah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,115 for girls (▲ 524 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,125 in 2015, #4,878 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (77 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,922 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Naimah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Naima family of names ranked #1,451 for girls in 2025 (#1,538 the year before), with 113 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Naima | 94 | 83% |
| Naimah | 19 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Naimah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187 | #1,922 |
| 1980s | 253 | #2,342 |
| 1990s | 244 | #3,440 |
| 2000s | 442 | #2,375 |
| 2010s | 411 | #2,395 |
| 2020s | 123 | #4,878 |
Girl names about as popular as Naimah
Questions
- Is Naimah a boy or girl name?
- Naimah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Naimah were girls.
- How popular is the name Naimah?
- 19 baby girls were named Naimah in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
- When was Naimah most popular?
- Naimah peaked in 2011, when 77 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,922 in 1977.
- How many people are named Naimah?
- 1,660 babies have been named Naimah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,634 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.