boy's name
Najm
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 105
Najm is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Najm over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 30 |
How popular is Najm?
In 2025, Najm was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Najm is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Najm
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Najm also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Najm over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Najm
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Najm — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Najm
How popular is the name Najm?
In 2025, Najm was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Najm a girl's or a boy's name?
Najm is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Najm most popular?
Najm peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Najm a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Najm currently ranks #6,170 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.