Najir

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Najir by the numbers

Najir was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Najir

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Najir. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nasirhelper, protector, victorious749 in the US (2017)
  • Nazirone who warns or admonishes138 in the US (2017)
  • Nadirrare or scarce; lowest point26 in the US (2017)
  • Najisaved, rescued, one who is safe18 in the US (2017)
  • Namirtiger, fierce17 in the US (2017)
  • Najibnoble; of noble birth13 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Najir

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