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Najla

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
of wide eyes
Star; variation of the word Najee which means star

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

n(a)-jla, naj-la

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #4560, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202513
20246
20236
20228
20218
20207
201913
201812
201718
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #3159, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20254
20244
2023–
20223
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #770, 26 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20225
202113
20205
20198
20189
20176
201610
201511
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence