Navy
Girl name · #327 in 2025 · Uniqueness 22/100
In 2025, 935 baby girls were named Navy, placing it at #327 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1793, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,925 girls born in 2025 was named Navy.
The 40-year story
Navy first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 935 babies and a rank of #327. 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 Navy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Navy in class?
Navy scores 22 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Navy is most common
Geography matters for names, and Navy is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Navys were UT (74), TX (72), CA (50), OH (47), TN (46). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Navy
Statistically, parents drawn to Navy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Poppy, Murphy, Rory, Noa, and Emory.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Navy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 935 | #327 |
| 2024 | 934 | #338 |
| 2023 | 846 | #362 |
| 2022 | 660 | #479 |
| 2021 | 688 | #454 |
| 2020 | 437 | #659 |
| 2019 | 336 | #813 |
| 2018 | 182 | #1269 |
| 2017 | 171 | #1353 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1472 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1793 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2081 |
| 2013 | 79 | #2326 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3169 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Navy a popular girl name?
Navy ranked #327 among girls in 2025 with 935 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1793.
When was the name Navy most popular?
Navy peaked in 2025, when 935 American girls received the name (ranked #327 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Navy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,925 newborn American girls was named Navy. It scores 22/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
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.