Is Najla a boy or girl name?

Najla is a girl’s name. Of the 653 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Najla

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Najla was most popular in 2001, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,635 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 653 people named Najla.

Najla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Najla’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Najla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Najla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 653 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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