Given name & surname
Najah
“a starlike woman”
Najah is a variant of Najam. One Arabic interpretation is “a starlike woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Najah is a variant of Najam. One Arabic interpretation is “a starlike woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Najah is a variant of Najam. An origin associated with Najam is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Najah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,891
- 34 boys · 1,857 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 101 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,787 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,787 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,259 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Najah
- Najah al-AttarVice President of Syriaborn 1933
- Najah SalamLebanese singer and actress (1931–2023)
- Najah ChouayaTunisian paralympic athleteborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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