girl's name
Nejma
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 1,125
France
#995
2025 births
Nejma is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in France, ranking #995. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Nejma is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 16,843 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1960.
Nejma over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 150 |
| 1990s | 205 |
| 2000s | 255 |
| 2010s | 225 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How popular is Nejma?
In 2025, Nejma was given to 35 babies in France, ranking #995 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nejma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nejma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nejma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nejma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nejma
Is Nejma a girl's or a boy's name?
Nejma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nejma most popular?
Nejma peaked in 2023, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nejma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nejma currently ranks #995 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.