Naija Popularity by Year
Follow Naija across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Naija birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 8 | #10,917 | Down 6,145 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 28 | #4,772 | Up 1,908 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 17 | #6,680 | Down 696 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 20 | #5,984 | Down 411 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 22 | #5,573 | Down 1,215 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 31 | #4,358 | Down 98 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 33 | #4,260 | Up 4,357 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 12 | #8,617 | Up 4,259 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 7 | #12,876 | Up 3,543 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 5 | #16,419 | Down 5,464 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 9 | #10,955 | Up 2,195 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 7 | #13,150 | Down 951 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 8 | #12,199 | Down 1,018 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 9 | #11,181 | Down 1,950 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 12 | #9,231 | Up 3,198 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 8 | #12,429 | Up 1,495 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Down 4,638 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 12 | #9,286 | Down 2,466 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 17 | #6,820 | Down 604 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 19 | #6,216 | Up 1,364 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 14 | #7,580 | Up 2,666 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 9 | #10,246 | Down 3,627 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 16 | #6,619 | Down 411 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 17 | #6,208 | Down 989 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 20 | #5,219 | Up 4,041 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 9 | #9,260 | Down 1,518 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 11 | #7,742 | Down 1,019 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 13 | #6,723 | Up 6,663 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 5 | #13,386 | Down 3,827 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 8 | #9,559 | Up 2,179 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 6 | #11,738 | — |