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Girl name

Najat

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Najat has been given to about 166 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 164
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Najat per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time166
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Najat?

Its best year was 2018, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 9000th. The typical living American called Najat is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Najat

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Naya0.60
  2. Nala0.60
  3. Nada0.60
  4. Nataly0.53
  5. Pat0.47
  6. Nalani0.47
  7. Nailah0.47
  8. Natali0.47

Middle names for Najat

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

Sibling names for Najat

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yousefbrother · 0.76
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.76
  3. Galileasister · 0.75
  4. Abdullahbrother · 0.75
  5. Malayasister · 0.74
  6. Keziahsister · 0.74

Where Najat is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Najat Anderson0.74
    2. Najat White0.72
    3. Najat Reyes0.72
    4. Najat Moore0.72
    5. Najat Lee0.72
    6. Najat Hill0.72

    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 Najat

    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.