Najma
Najma was the 5854th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 3846th; the most babies were born in 2016 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,482 places. More babies were named Najma in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,854 girls, down 1,520 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201638 babies
- Total since 1880
- 885babies recorded
Najma popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,854 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,334 | 32 |
| 2010 | #5,912 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,048 | 31 |
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How popular is Najma, counting every spelling?
Najma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Najma?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Najma (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Najma born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Najma.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Najma?
About 900 people born in the US named Najma are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Najma mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Najma by state
How common Najma was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Najma
How popular is the name Najma?
Najma was the 5854th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 3846th; the most babies were born in 2016 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,482 places. More babies were named Najma in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Najma a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Najma in the US.
Where is Najma most popular?
In 2021–2025, Najma was most common in Minnesota (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and New York.