Is Najma a boy or girl name?

Najma is a girl’s name. Of the 885 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Najma

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Najma was most popular in 2016, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,761 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 885 people named Najma.

Najma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Najma’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Najma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Najma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 885 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.

Names that peaked alongside Najma

Where Najma is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 42.6×

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