Naledi
A girls’ name of Sotho origin, meaning star.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Naledi by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Naledi. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Naledi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a star
Like Naledi, 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 Naledi
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