Given name & surname
Naji
“one who is safe”
Naji is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is safe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is safe.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naji through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 802
- 802 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,814 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,814 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,064 as a first name in 2020; 1,425 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.
Naji’s family of names
Naji has a related form in Najee. Naji has a related form in Nagi. Naji has a related form in Naje.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Naji
- Abu HamzaOfficial Spokesman for Al-Quds Brigades1995–2025
- Naji HakimLebanese-French composer, organist and improviserborn 1955
- Naji MarshallAmerican basketball playerborn 1998
- Naji Abu NowarJordanian film directorborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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