NameTides

Najma

Najma was the #5,722 girls' name in the US in 2025 (21 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Najma as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Najma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Najma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,722 (21)#3,333 (7)—#2,131 (10)
2024#6,167 (19)#2,254 (12)—#3,383 (5)
2023#4,873 (27)#3,219 (7)—#3,290 (5)
2022#4,793 (28)#3,534 (6)—#2,835 (6)
2021#4,507 (30)#2,942 (8)——
2020#4,263 (32)#2,843 (8)——
2019#4,773 (28)#2,643 (9)—#1,683 (13)
2018#4,357 (32)#2,674 (9)—#2,892 (6)
2017#4,695 (29)#2,706 (9)—#2,374 (8)
2016#3,923 (38)#2,120 (13)——
2015#4,295 (33)#1,601 (19)——
2014#4,178 (35)#2,058 (13)—#2,617 (7)
2013#5,143 (26)#2,649 (9)—#2,595 (7)
2012#4,707 (30)#1,893 (15)—#2,601 (7)
2011#4,681 (30)#1,545 (19)—#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #3,923.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.

How common is it?

about 1 in 77,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 77,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Najma is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 89,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 72,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Najma by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Najma (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NajmaCanadaGirls#2,13110
NajmaEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
NajmaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NajmaScotlandGirls—too few
NajmaUSGirls#5,72221