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Naina

Meaning Borrowed from Sanskrit नैना (nainā) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,242 Trend ↑ Rising 51%

Borrowed from Sanskrit नैना (nainā).

Rank 2025
#4,242
among girls · ↓922 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Naina · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
50 babies
All-time total
764
#9,017 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Naina popularity over time

764 babies have been named Naina since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 10 1 – #11,578
1990s 45 5 +350% #9,279
2000s 223 22 +396% #4,066
2010s 288 29 +29% #3,267
2020s (to 2025) 198 33 +15% #3,320

Where Naina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 40 0.02 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Naina

Naina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,242 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 764 American babies have been named Naina. Its peak came in 2016, when 50 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Naina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Naina?

The median living Naina is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 800 people named Naina are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Naina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 34 #4,242
2024 48 #3,320
2023 32 #4,428
2022 32 #4,439
2021 27 #4,924
2020 25 #5,127
2019 27 #4,999
2018 27 #4,965
2017 29 #4,778
2016 50 #3,267
2015 35 #4,204
2014 30 #4,736
2013 21 #6,188
2012 10 #11,015
2011 31 #4,648
2010 28 #5,069
2009 29 #5,049
2008 32 #4,729
2007 32 #4,635
2006 28 #5,056
2005 29 #4,669
2004 35 #4,066
2003 12 #8,900
2002 10 #10,026
2001 6 #14,793
2000 10 #9,670
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Famous people named Naina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Naina Yeltsina Naina Yeltsina Wife of Boris Yeltsin (born 1932) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Naina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Naina?

The median living Naina is about 11 years old. Half of all living Nainas are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Naina are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Naina are alive in the United States, based on 764 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Naina mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit नैना (nainā).

How popular is the name Naina in 2025?

Naina ranked #4,242 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Naina?

764 babies have been named Naina in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Naina most popular?

Naina peaked in 2016, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Naina a boy or girl name?

Naina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Naina rising or falling?

Naina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Naina become more popular?

Naina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Naina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Naina?

Well-known people named Naina include Naina Yeltsina (politician).

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