Navy is an English word name that comes from the color "navy blue" and the naval service, ultimately from the Old French navie, a "fleet of ships", and the Latin navis, ship. It belongs to the new generation of color and word names such as Indigo and Winter and has a crisp, all-American sound. Navy entered the US top 1000 in 2019, soared from number 1810 in 2015 to 327 in 2025 and has never ranked higher.