Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Navi

Gender Unisex · 77% girls Rank 2025 #1,255 Trend ↑ Rising 71%
Rank 2025
#1,255
among girls · ↑234 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
249
named Navi · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,979
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
249 babies
All-time total
2,031
#5,529 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Navi popularity over time

2,031 babies have been named Navi since 1999, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 5 5 1 – –
2000s 120 23 143 14 +2760% #6,429
2010s 528 124 652 65 +356% #1,910
2020s (to 2025) 924 307 1,231 205 +215% #1,255

Where Navi 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 196 0.12 outside top 500
2027 213 0.13 outside top 500
2028 227 0.14 outside top 500
2029 241 0.15 outside top 500
2030 252 0.16 outside top 500

Where Navi is most popular

Girls named Navi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.100 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Navi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 16 0.342 +243%
South Carolina 22 0.245 +145%
Louisiana 20 0.228 +129%
Maryland 23 0.217 +118%
Michigan 38 0.209 +109%
Ohio 47 0.198 +99%
Alabama 15 0.160 +60%
Georgia 34 0.150 +50%
Missouri 17 0.141 +41%
Illinois 32 0.140 +40%
North Carolina 29 0.127 +28%
Kentucky 10 0.117 +17%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 ≈ national
Florida 43 0.100 ≈ national
Virginia 17 0.100 ≈ national
Texas 77 0.096 ≈ national
California 66 0.079 -21%
Utah 6 0.072 -28%
Indiana 7 0.050 -50%
New York 18 0.045 -54%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -62%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -67%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Navi

Navi is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,255 in 2025 with 179 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 2,031 American babies have been named Navi, about 77% girls and 23% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Navi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Navi?

The median living Navi is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 2,000 people named Navi are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Navi year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 179 #1,255 70 #2,102
2024 147 #1,489 60 #2,361
2023 176 #1,300 67 #2,167
2022 158 #1,427 47 #2,782
2021 149 #1,448 35 #3,341
2020 115 #1,747 28 #3,782
2019 105 #1,910 32 #3,542
2018 81 #2,266 22 #4,564
2017 72 #2,502 14 #6,241
2016 74 #2,471 8 #9,425
2015 49 #3,333 10 #7,878
2014 39 #3,900 12 #6,940
2013 37 #4,064 8 #9,401
2012 29 #4,932 10 #7,962
2011 24 #5,678 – –
2010 18 #7,135 8 #9,409
2009 13 #9,259 – –
2008 13 #9,352 – –
2007 16 #7,993 – –
2006 17 #7,398 10 #7,836
2005 13 #8,707 – –
2004 19 #6,429 7 #9,641
2003 11 #9,518 – –
2002 6 #14,884 – –
2001 7 #13,063 – –
2000 5 #16,810 6 #9,942
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Famous people named Navi

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

  1. 1 Navi Rawat American actress (born 1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Navi Pillay Navi Pillay South African lawyer, judge and human rights activist b. 1941 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Navi?

The median living Navi is about 4 years old. Half of all living Navis are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Navi are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Navi are alive in the United States, based on 2,031 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Navi in 2025?

Navi ranked #1,255 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 179 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Navi?

2,031 babies have been named Navi in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Navi most popular?

Navi peaked in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name.

Is Navi a boy or girl name?

Navi is used for both: about 77% of babies named Navi have been girls and 23% boys.

Is the name Navi rising or falling?

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

Will Navi become more popular?

Navi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 252 girls named Navi 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 Navi?

Well-known people named Navi include Navi Rawat (actor), Navi Pillay (lawyer).

Names like Navi

Names that sound and feel close to Navi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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