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Najah

98% girls · 7 born in 2025

Najah has been given to about 1,891 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
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Living in the US≈ 1,863
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Najah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 101
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,891

How popular is Najah?

Its best year was 1999, when 101 babies were given the name, ranking 1651st. The typical living American called Najah is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Najah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.70
  2. Hannah0.68
  3. Avah0.70
  4. Farah0.70
  5. Nailah0.70
  6. Ayah0.70
  7. Tarah0.70
  8. Adah0.70

Middle names for Najah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Najah Eve0.80
  2. Najah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Najah Josephine0.78
  4. Najah Anne0.78
  5. Najah Rose0.77
  6. Najah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Najah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.84
  2. Paulinasister · 0.82
  3. Tianasister · 0.81
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  5. Chandlereither · 0.79
  6. Ahmadbrother · 0.79

Where Najah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Najah Anderson0.74
    2. Najah White0.72
    3. Najah Reyes0.72
    4. Najah Moore0.72
    5. Najah Lee0.72
    6. Najah Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Najah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.