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Naimah

100% girls · 19 born in 2025

Naimah has been given to about 1,660 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,635
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Naimah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 77
  • Born in 202519
  • All time1,660
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Naimah?

Its best year was 2011, when 77 babies were given the name, ranking 2410th. The typical living American called Naimah is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Naimah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nailah0.88
  2. Naima0.78
  3. Lailah0.75
  4. Kamilah0.68
  5. Dalilah0.68
  6. Jaylah0.67
  7. Laylah0.67
  8. Kaylah0.67

Middle names for Naimah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Naimah Eve0.80
  2. Naimah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Naimah Josephine0.78
  4. Naimah Anne0.78
  5. Naimah Rose0.77
  6. Naimah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Naimah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.83
  2. Ilianasister · 0.83
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.82
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  5. Hassanbrother · 0.82
  6. Chanasister · 0.82

Where Naimah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Naimah Anderson0.74
    2. Naimah White0.72
    3. Naimah Reyes0.72
    4. Naimah Moore0.72
    5. Naimah Lee0.72
    6. Naimah Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Naimah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.