Najma
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning star.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies
Najma by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Najma. In the US, 29 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Najma. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Naimacomfort; ease; contentment168 in the US (2017)
- Najlawide-eyed, having large beautiful eyes4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Najwaconfidante, one confided in4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Naamapleasantness, sweetness10 in the US (2017)
- Najiasafe, saved, rescued5 in the US (2017)
- Najacobra; serpent deity in hindu mythology
Other names that mean a star
Like Najma, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Najma
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