Given name
Najee
“one who is safe”
Najee is a variant of Naji. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is safe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Najee is a variant of Naji. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is safe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Najee is a variant of Naji. An origin associated with Naji is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Najee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,172
- 2,755 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 245 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,535 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,535 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 217 in 1993. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,319 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Najee
- NajeeAmerican musician (born 1957)
- Najee HarrisAmerican football player (born 1998)
- Najee GoodeAmerican football playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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