girl's name
Naimah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,024
Naimah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Naimah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 187 |
| 1980s | 253 |
| 1990s | 244 |
| 2000s | 442 |
| 2010s | 411 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 123 |
How popular is Naimah?
In 2025, Naimah was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Naimah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Naimah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Naïmah | Naïmah is a rare spelling of Naimah, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Naimah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Naimah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Naimah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Naimah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Naimah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Naimah
How popular is the name Naimah?
In 2025, Naimah was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Naimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Naimah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Naimah most popular?
Naimah peaked in 2011, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Naimah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Naimah currently ranks #5,564 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.