Navy
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- NAY-vee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #445 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #327 for girls
Navy is a name of English origin, meaning “dark blue”. In 2025 it ranked 445th for girls in the UK (99 babies) and 327th for girls in the US (935 babies).
What does Navy mean?
English: the colour name, from Latin navis, ship
“dark blue”
The colour navy blue takes its name from the dark blue uniforms of the Royal Navy.
Is Navy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Navy has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 99 girls and 53 boys in the UK and 935 girls and 110 boys in the US.
How popular is Navy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 445th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99 about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 625% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the UK were named Navy, making it the 445th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. 53 boys were also named Navy in 2025 (731st for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Navy of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Half of all the girls named Navy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 139 girls in the UK were given Navy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #358, up from #445 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Navy in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 444th in England and Wales and 359th in Scotland.
Navy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #445 |
| 2024 | 76 | #565 |
| 2023 | 86 | #504 |
| 2022 | 40 | #936 |
| 2021 | 40 | #945 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
How popular is Navy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 327th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 935 about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 184% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 935 girls in the US were named Navy, making it the 327th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 659th. It first appears in the records in 1985. 110 boys were also named Navy in 2025 (1,554th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Navy of any year since it first appeared, in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Navy in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,144 girls in the US were given Navy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #293, up from #327 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 89% of the babies named Navy in the US were girls.
Navy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 935 | #327 |
| 2024 | 934 | #338 |
| 2023 | 846 | #362 |
| 2022 | 660 | #479 |
| 2021 | 688 | #454 |
| 2020 | 437 | #659 |
| 2019 | 336 | #813 |
| 2018 | 182 | #1,269 |
| 2017 | 171 | #1,353 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,472 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 79 | #2,326 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3,168 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
Names like Navy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Saanvi, Arya, Aadhya, River, Gurnaaz, Anvika, Anvi, Aarvi, Aavya, Aarya, Gursanjh
Other spellings of Navy
Names related to Navy
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Navy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/navy, updated 20 October 2026.