Najah
Najah is an unisex given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "simplicity, relief, ease, clearness" or "victory, triumph, successful". Notable people with this name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Najah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Najah is an unisex given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "simplicity, relief, ease, clearness" or "victory, triumph, successful". Notable people with this name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Najah
The earliest SSA record of Najah as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 101 newborns named Najah — #1,647 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Najahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,537 among baby girl names with 14 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 2K Najahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Najah
Najah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Najah's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,647. Use the chart and map above to compare Najah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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