How Many People Are Named Najwa?
people named Najwa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 575,395 people in the US has this name
Based on 605 babies named Najwa in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "secret, whisper" in Arabic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Najwa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Najwa alive today is about 25 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Najwa first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 1992, to 26 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Najwa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,044, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #7,392.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,392 |
| Best rank | #4,044 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,850 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Najwa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Najwa were born in New York than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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