Najae
Feminine
Najae is given to both — 578 girls and 83 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Najae is a young American name of two quick syllables, a soft Na- and a bright -jae that lands with the stress. It has been given to girls and, less often, to boys, and it sounds finished the moment it is said.
How old is the name Najae?
Najae first appears in US birth records in 1992 — 33 years ago. The typical Najae alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 600 people named Najae are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Najae most popular?
Najae peaked in 1999, reaching #2812 nationally. See the whole 1999 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Najae
The -jae at its end has two lives. In American naming it is a way of writing the sound of Jay with a little more ornament, the ae borrowed from Latin spellings like Michael's. In Korean, Jae is one of the most common syllables in men's given names, as in the name of the president Moon Jae-in. Najae belongs to neither tradition, but it sits where they cross: a light Na- and a bright final syllable that carries the whole name forward.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records where Najae comes from. Its second half is spelled the way American parents often write the sound of Jay, as in Jaelyn, and no record says what the Na- was meant to add.
Pronouncing Najae
nuh-JAY
Stress on the second syllable. Some families say nah-ZHAY, with a French-sounding j; ask which is meant.
Nicknames for Najae
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1992
- Most girls named
- 199948 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2812reached in 1999
- Change vs 2021
- +12.5%9 in 2022, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Najaes among us
people named Najae are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Najae sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and has a clear, bright rhythm.
- Jae is a ready short form for a girl or a boy.
- It is rare, so it will seldom be shared.
- It will be read as NAH-jee or NAH-jay by people who have not heard it, and the ae will be dropped on forms.
- Most children given it are girls; a boy named Najae may be taken for a girl on paper, and there is no recorded meaning to point to either way.
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- How many Najaes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Najae are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Najae in 2025?
- Najae is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Najae with classmates?
- Najae will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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