Naina
Girl · NY-na · Sanskrit
Naina is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “eyes”. In 2025 it ranked 1,460th for girls in the UK (22 babies) and 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).
What does Naina mean?
Sanskrit: via Hindi naina, from Sanskrit nayana
“eyes”
From the Hindi word naina, 'eyes', which comes from Sanskrit nayana.
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- NY-na
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Is Naina a girl's or a boy's name?
Naina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls in the UK and 34 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,460among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were named Naina, making it the 1,460th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 23 girls.
2025 had more girls named Naina than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Naina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,407th in England and Wales.
Naina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,460 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Naina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,171among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 47,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Naina, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Naina in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,171 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3,277 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,361 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names like Naina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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