Given name & surname
Najeeb
“of noble descent; a highborn man”
Najeeb is a variant of Najib. One Arabic interpretation is “of noble descent; a highborn man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Najeeb is a variant of Najib. One Arabic interpretation is “of noble descent; a highborn man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Najeeb is a variant of Najib. An origin associated with Najib 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
Najeeb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 259
- 259 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 528 as a first name in 2020; 407 as a surname 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Najeeb
- Naguib el-RihaniEgyptian actor1889–1949
- Najeeb HalabyUnited States businessman and government official (1915-2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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