Is Najah a boy or girl name?

Najah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,891 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.2% were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Najah

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Najah was most popular in 1999, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,843 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,891 people named Najah.

Najah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Najah’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Najah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Najah is a girl’s name — 98.2% of the 1,891 Americans given it were girls and 1.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Najah

Where Najah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org