U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Navy

Navy has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 6,717 U.S. babies, the 689th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,045 in 2025, with 1,045 in 2025.

Navy has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).