Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Narjis is a romanization of نرجس. نرجس comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Narjis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 163
- 0 boys · 163 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,417 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,417 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 324 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.
Narjis’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Narjis is a Roman-alphabet rendering of نرجس.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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