Nava
Girl name · #2224 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 83 baby girls were named Nava, placing it at #2224 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2524, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,687 girls born in 2025 was named Nava.
The 102-year story
Nava first appears in the Social Security records in 1923, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 83 babies and a rank of #2214. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Nava per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Nava in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Nava is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Nava will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Nava is most common
State-level data for Nava is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Nava
Statistically, parents drawn to Nava tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Chava, Niva, Ahava, Zahava, and Nara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Nava | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2214 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2604 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2674 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2500 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2331 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2361 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2873 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2667 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2524 |
| 2014 | 53 | #3112 |
| 2013 | 54 | #3042 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3550 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3123 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3737 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4179 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4380 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4358 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4487 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6768 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5092 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5673 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nava a popular girl name?
Nava ranked #2224 among girls in 2025 with 83 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2524.
When was the name Nava most popular?
Nava peaked in 2025, when 83 American girls received the name (ranked #2214 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Nava?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,687 newborn American girls was named Nava. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.