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Najah

Girl

Meaning of Najah: Arabic: 'success'

Najah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 11826th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#11826

7 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,891

First recorded 1969 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 45 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 57 babies1994: 62 babies1995: 78 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 71 babies1998: 100 babies1999: 101 babies2000: 67 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 101 babies2004: 81 babies2005: 49 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 7 babies
US babies named Najah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 101.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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