Navy

Navy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fleet; dark blue”
Origin: English
Say it: NAY-vee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (88% of all uses)

An English word name taken from the naval service or the color term navy blue. As a given name it is a modern usage rather than a traditional inherited name.

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How popular is Navy?

2024308 per million US babies

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Babies named Navy in 20241,026

2024 rank#337 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,662

Navy is rising: use over the last five years is 13.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Navy

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Navy questions

What does the name Navy mean?

Navy means "fleet; dark blue". It comes from English. An English word name taken from the naval service or the color term navy blue. As a given name it is a modern usage rather than a traditional inherited name.

Is Navy a boy or girl name?

Navy is mainly a girl's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Navy?

1,026 US babies were named Navy in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Navy?

Navy is usually pronounced NAY-vee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.