Boy or Girl

Is Naima a boy or girl name?

Naima is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 0 boys were named Naima, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,661 US babies named Naima were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#2,203
Babies named Naima since 1969
4,661
Most popular year
2007
305 babies
Babies named Naima each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Naima from 1969 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0100200300400198020002020

Boys and girls named Naima, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s09100%
1970s0288100%
1980s0267100%
1990s0264100%
2000s01,648100%
2010s01,689100%
2020s0496100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–86#2,203
20230–101#1,956
20220–88#2,167
20210–105#1,891
20200–116#1,739
20190–128#1,654
20180–143#1,528
20170–168#1,376
20160–152#1,502
20150–156#1,474
20140–188#1,280
20130–146#1,512
20120–173#1,355
20110–233#1,060
20100–202#1,201
20090–247#1,051
20080–287#945
20070–305#904
20060–299#891
20050–283#892
20040–49#3,158
20030–38#3,712
20020–46#3,127
20010–44#3,183
20000–50#2,888
19990–37#3,420
19980–33#3,616
19970–29#3,869
19960–31#3,605
19950–25#4,183
19940–27#3,973
19930–22#4,620
19920–20#4,980
19910–23#4,442
19900–17#5,461
19890–22#4,323
19880–25#3,770
19870–22#3,938
19860–21#3,978
19850–22#3,806
19840–26#3,294
19830–27#3,118
19820–37#2,566
19810–31#2,903
19800–34#2,732
19790–30#2,905
19780–45#2,112
19770–38#2,363
19760–45#1,986
19750–35#2,347
19740–27#2,736
19730–18#3,587
19720–18#3,494
19710–18#3,608
19700–14#4,183
19690–9#5,330

Highest rank

Naima has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #891 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Naima

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.