Navy
Navy was the 327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 935 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,483 places. More babies were named Navy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning navy (the color or the fleet) · English, Latin
Say it NAY-vee /ˈneɪvi/
- Rank in 2025
- #327 girls, up 333 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 935girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025935 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,717babies recorded
What does the name Navy mean?
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
Navy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #327 | #1,558 | 935 | 110 |
| 2020 | #660 | #2,109 | 437 | 67 |
| 2010 | #6,325 | #13,663 | 21 | 5 |
| 2000 | #10,485 | #9,944 | 9 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Navy, counting every spelling?
Navy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #261 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #327 for Navy 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 Navy?
935 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Navy (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Navy 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Navy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Navy?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Navy are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 6. That makes Navy 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.
Navy by state
How common Navy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (6.9×), North Dakota (4.0×), South Dakota (3.6×), Idaho (3.6×), Montana (3.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Navy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Navy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Navy · Sibling names for Navy
Questions about the name Navy
What does Navy mean?
Navy means “navy (the color or the fleet)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Navy?
Navy was the 327th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 935 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,483 places. More babies were named Navy in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Navy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Navy in the US.
Where is Navy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Navy was most common in Utah (3.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Dakota and South Dakota.