Nava
Nava was the 2231st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 314 places. More babies were named Nava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,231 girls, up 289 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202583 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,513babies recorded
Nava popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,231 | 83 |
| 2020 | #2,520 | 69 |
| 2010 | #3,147 | 53 |
| 2000 | #6,716 | 16 |
| 1990 | #7,699 | 11 |
| 1980 | #11,577 | 5 |
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How popular is Nava, counting every spelling?
Nava is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,623 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,231 for Nava on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nava | 83 | #2,231 | 358 |
| Naava | 16 | #7,041 | 69 |
| Navah | 13 | #8,207 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nava?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nava (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nava born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nava.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nava?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Nava are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Nava a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nava by state
How common Nava was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.7×), New Jersey (2.8×), California (1.7×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nava: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nava, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nava
How popular is the name Nava?
Nava was the 2231st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 314 places. More babies were named Nava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nava a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nava in the US.
Where is Nava most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nava was most common in New York (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.