Najma
Girl name
Najma meaning
Star, a fine species of grass.
Najma at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- نجماAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #6,144 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- star
- nature
Najma popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #10,274 | 5 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 |
| 2010 | #5,770 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,261 | 32 |
| 2024 | #6,144 | 19 |
All 36 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #10,274 | 5 |
| 1985 | #9,306 | 6 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 |
| 1997 | #4,660 | 22 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 |
| 2005 | #4,266 | 32 |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 |
| 2007 | #4,212 | 36 |
| 2008 | #4,447 | 34 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 |
| 2010 | #5,770 | 23 |
| 2011 | #4,682 | 30 |
| 2012 | #4,707 | 30 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 |
| 2014 | #4,178 | 35 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 |
| 2016 | #3,923 | 38 |
| 2017 | #4,692 | 29 |
| 2018 | #4,356 | 32 |
| 2019 | #4,771 | 28 |
| 2020 | #4,261 | 32 |
| 2021 | #4,506 | 30 |
| 2022 | #4,790 | 28 |
| 2023 | #4,871 | 27 |
| 2024 | #6,144 | 19 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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