Navy
- #327 for girls in 2025, 935 births
- #1,554 for boys in 2025, 110 births
- Given to girls 88.0% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 935 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,913since 1985
Navy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #327 | 935 | #1,554 | 110 |
| 2024 | #338 | 934 | #1,709 | 97 |
| 2023 | #362 | 846 | #1,608 | 108 |
| 2022 | #479 | 660 | #2,000 | 76 |
| 2021 | #454 | 688 | #1,982 | 75 |
| 2020 | #659 | 437 | #2,094 | 67 |
| 2019 | #813 | 336 | #2,364 | 57 |
| 2018 | #1,269 | 182 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2017 | #1,353 | 171 | #3,249 | 35 |
| 2016 | #1,472 | 156 | #3,681 | 29 |
| 2015 | #1,793 | 116 | #3,085 | 37 |
| 2014 | #2,081 | 93 | #4,263 | 23 |
| 2013 | #2,326 | 79 | #5,923 | 14 |
| 2012 | #3,169 | 52 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | — | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | — | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
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| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | — | |
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| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | — | |
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| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1985
The first year at least five girls were named Navy! It came in at #7,563, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1986–1990, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Navy is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#41 · 1 in 231
- North Dakota#117 · 1 in 338
- Iowa#122 · 1 in 453
- West Virginia#124 · 1 in 423
- Idaho#142 · 1 in 512
Best ever in a state: #41 in Utah, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #41 | 74 | 1 in 231 |
| North Dakota | #117 | 8 | 1 in 338 |
| Iowa | #122 | 26 | 1 in 453 |
| West Virginia | #124 | 12 | 1 in 423 |
| Idaho | #142 | 14 | 1 in 512 |
| Montana | #144 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| Tennessee | #165 | 46 | 1 in 697 |
| Delaware | #167 | 5 | 1 in 451 |
| Arkansas | #188 | 16 | 1 in 662 |
| South Dakota | #188 | 6 | 1 in 509 |
| Kansas | #222 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 20 | 1 in 863 |
| Indiana | #234 | 30 | 1 in 930 |
| Michigan | #235 | 38 | 1 in 940 |
| Ohio | #235 | 47 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Louisiana | #254 | 17 | 1 in 963 |
| Wisconsin | #265 | 20 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Nebraska | #267 | 8 | 1 in 887 |
| Missouri | #289 | 21 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Oklahoma | #296 | 14 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Alabama | #297 | 16 | 1 in 1,145 |
| North Carolina | #297 | 37 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Minnesota | #304 | 18 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Arizona | #306 | 23 | 1 in 1,227 |
| Colorado | #317 | 19 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Nevada | #328 | 8 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Pennsylvania | #335 | 32 | 1 in 1,459 |
| Georgia | #364 | 30 | 1 in 1,507 |
| South Carolina | #373 | 13 | 1 in 1,407 |
| Illinois | #384 | 27 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Oregon | #396 | 9 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Maryland | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Mississippi | #441 | 6 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Texas | #461 | 72 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Massachusetts | #519 | 10 | 1 in 2,403 |
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Washington | #541 | 12 | 1 in 2,405 |
| New Jersey | #572 | 13 | 1 in 2,731 |
| New York | #610 | 27 | 1 in 2,901 |
| California | #628 | 50 | 1 in 3,234 |
| Florida | #651 | 26 | 1 in 3,337 |
| Virginia | #704 | 10 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Navy
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 332 spots since 2020 (#659 → #327)
- Biggest jump: 456 spots in 2019
- Biggest drop: 25 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1985
- Peaked 2025 at #327 (935 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 2019–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,719
- Highest: 1 in 1,719 girls born in 2025 were named Navy (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 76.1% of all girls named Navy (4,500) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 | #7,563 (1985) | #9,238 |
| 1990s | 49 | #7,430 (1991) | #10,105 |
| 2000s | 117 | #6,956 (2001) | #9,231 |
| 2010s | 1,234 | #813 (2019) | #2,537 |
| 2020s | 4,500 | #327 (2025) | #437 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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