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Najia
How to Pronounce Najia
Pronounced nah-JEE-uh /nษหdสiหษ/Medium
Meaning: Najia is an Arabic feminine name from the root n-j-w, which carries ideas of safety and rescue and of close, intimate conversation; it is read as successful or saved, and also as intimate confidante.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Najia has long been used across the Arabic-speaking world, carried into United States records by Arab and Muslim families.
It stayed rare in the data, given to around twenty girls in its best year, a quiet presence rather than a trend.
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What does the name Najia mean?
It is an Arabic name understood as successful or saved, and also intimate confidante, from a root tied to safety and closeness.
How do you pronounce Najia?
It is said nah-JEE-uh /nษหdสiหษ/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Najia a boy or girl name?
Najia is recorded as a girl's name.
How popular is Najia?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.