Naija
Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
Down 6,145 since 2024
Babies in 2025
8
girls 8
Peak year
2019
33 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
419
since 1992
Born a Naija? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Naija was most popular in 2019, when 33 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Naija, ranking #10917 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 10917 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | 4772 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 6680 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 20 | 5984 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 22 | 5573 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 31 | 4358 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 4260 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 8617 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 12876 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 16419 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 10955 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 13150 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 11181 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 12 | 9231 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 12429 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 13924 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 9286 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 17 | 6820 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 19 | 6216 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 14 | 7580 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 10246 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 6619 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 6208 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | 5219 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9260 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | 7742 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | 6723 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 5 | 13386 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | 9559 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | 11738 | <5 | — |
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