Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Najma

NAJ-mah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
star
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
celestial · star
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6305
2024 births19
Peak year2016
First appeared1983
Total US births864
2016 peak19831993200420142024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Naj
Alternate spellings
NajmahNecmiye
In other languages
Necmiye (Turkish)Najmeh (Persian)

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Notable people named Najma

Najma Heptulla (Indian politician)