Navid
Meaninggood news · Persian
- US rank
- #8,243
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,049 in 1990
9 babies were named Navid in the US in 2025. It has dropped 2,792 places in five years.
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US births per million girls, 1988–2025
US births per million boys, 1977–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Navid you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Navid
Navid Negahban
Iranian actor
Choose Navid and your child shares a first name with Navid Negahban, an Iranian actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Navid, like who?” Navid Negahban's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Navid Negahban on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 188,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Navid, 9 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Navid would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryNavid first shows up in US birth records in 1977, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 48 years since.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1990, when it ranked #2,049. Today it's #8,243, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendNavid has slipped 2,792 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,243. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- MeaningIn Persian, Navid means “good news”.
- OriginNavid is the #5 most popular Bulgarian boy name in the US. That's out of 16 Bulgarian boy and unisex names in our list.
About the name Navid
Navid is a boy name of Bulgarian origin meaning “good news”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-vid”. US birth records list Navid for boys from 1977 to 2025, in 49 of those 49 years. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked #2,049 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,243, with 9 babies.
Origin:Bulgarian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3 | 444,444 girls |
| 1990s | 4.8 | 210,526 girls |
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 | 194,805 boys |
| 1980s | 8.9 | 111,982 boys |
| 1990s | 11 | 89,445 boys |
| 2000s | 7.1 | 140,845 boys |
| 2010s | 11 | 93,633 boys |
| 2020s | 6.7 | 150,000 boys |
More Bulgarian boy names
- Unisex name: Zahari · God remembers
- Boy name: Matei · gift of God
- Unisex name: Iliya · my God is Yahweh
- Boy name: Damyan · to tame
- Boy name: Ioan · God is gracious
- Boy name: Gedeon · feller, hewer
- Unisex name: Matai
- Boy name: Dejan
Questions about the name Navid
What does the name Navid mean?
Navid means “good news” in Persian.
What is the origin of the name Navid?
Navid has Bulgarian roots in our records. Other Bulgarian names include Zahari, Matei, Iliya.
Is Navid a boy or girl name?
Navid is a boy name.
How popular is the name Navid?
Navid ranked #8,243 for US boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1990 (#2,049).