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Najwa

Girl

Meaning of Najwa: Arabic: 'secret or confidential conversation'

Najwa 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 — 6965th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6965

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

605

First recorded 1972 · peak 1992

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 9 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Najwa 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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