Najwa
Najwa is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Najwa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Najwa is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Najwa
The earliest SSA record of Najwa as a baby girl name dates back to 1972, when 6 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Najwa — #3,968 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Najwa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Najwa ranks #8,866 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 610 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Najwa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Najwa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Najoua
Names that sound like Najwa
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About the name Najwa
Najwa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 610 births in the dataset. Najwa's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,968. Use the chart and map above to compare Najwa'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.