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Najla

Girl

Meaning of Najla: Arabic: 'wide-eyed'

Najla 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 — 7721st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7721

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

653

First recorded 1975 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Najla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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