Navi
Navi was the 1255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,078 places. More babies were named Navi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Navy) navy (the color or the fleet) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,255 girls, up 492 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 179girls
- Girls and boys
- 74% girls, 26% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,031babies recorded
What does the name Navi mean?
Navi is a spelling of Navy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Navy's meaning and origin.
Navy is an English word name, taken from the color navy blue or from the word for a fleet of warships. The word came through French from Latin navis, "ship", according to Dictionary.com. Wiktionary records Navy as a female and male given name. US use is recent, growing mainly since the 2010s, mostly for girls.
navis (Latin, “ship”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Navi.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Navy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'navy', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Navi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,255 | #2,102 | 179 | 70 |
| 2020 | #1,747 | #3,782 | 115 | 28 |
| 2010 | #7,135 | #9,409 | 18 | 8 |
| 2000 | #16,810 | #9,942 | 5 | 6 |
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How popular is Navi, counting every spelling?
Navi is a spelling of Navy, a name family that ranked #261 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,255 for Navi on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,310 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 935 | #327 | 4,063 |
| Navi | 179 | #1,255 | 809 |
| Naveah | 87 | #2,146 | 530 |
| Navie | 66 | #2,638 | 343 |
| Navey | 21 | #5,857 | 130 |
| Navee | 16 | #7,048 | 105 |
| Navea | 6 | #14,423 | 37 |
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 Navi?
179 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Navi (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Navi 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 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Navi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Navi?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Navi are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Navi 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.
Navi by state
How common Navi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (2.5×), Louisiana (2.3×), Maryland (2.2×), Michigan (2.1×), Ohio (2.0×). In 29 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 Navi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Navi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Navi
What does Navi mean?
Navi is a spelling of Navy, which means “navy (the color or the fleet)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Navi?
Navi was the 1255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,078 places. More babies were named Navi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Navi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 74% girls, 26% boys given the name Navi in the US.
Where is Navi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Navi was most common in Mississippi (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.