Naviah
A feminine name meaning "beautiful" derived from a Sanskrit word.
Name Census estimates that about 317 living Americans carry the first name Naviah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Naviah today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Naviah births was 2018 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Naviah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
317
~ 1 in 1,081,244 Americans
Peak year
2018
33 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,350
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Naviah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Naviah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 170 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Naviah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Naviah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Naviah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Naviahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Naviah
The name Naviah is believed to have its origins in ancient Hebrew. It is thought to be a variation of the name Navah, which means "beautiful" or "pleasant". The name Naviah likely emerged around the 5th century BCE in the region of ancient Israel.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Naviah can be found in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism compiled between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. The Talmud references a woman named Naviah who lived during the time of the Mishnah, which dates back to around 200 CE.
In the 11th century, a famous Jewish philosopher and scholar named Naviah ben Malki lived in Spain. He wrote several influential works on Jewish law and theology, and his writings had a significant impact on the development of Sephardic Judaism.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure named Naviah Veneziano was a prominent Jewish banker and financier in Venice, Italy. He lived in the 16th century and was known for his wealth and influence in the city's economic affairs.
In the 19th century, Naviah Pinto was a renowned Dutch-Jewish writer and poet. She was born in 1839 and published several collections of poetry that explored themes of love, nature, and Jewish identity.
Another notable individual with the name Naviah was Naviah Guzman, a Mexican artist and muralist who lived from 1896 to 1968. She was part of the Mexican Muralist Movement and created several large-scale murals in public buildings, depicting scenes from Mexican history and culture.
People
Naviah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Naviah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Naviah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naviah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Naviah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,081,244 US residents.
Is Naviah a common name?
We classify Naviah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 320 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Naviah most popular?
The single biggest year for Naviah was 2018, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Naviah is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Naviah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Naviah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.