| Bushra | Lujain | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Good news, glad tidings | Silver |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BUSH-rah | loo-JAYN |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (49) | 2017 (41) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bushra | Lujain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 233 | 195 |
| 2010s | 346 | 271 |
| 2000s | 226 | 60 |
| 1990s | 167 | 14 |
| 1980s | 61 | 0 |
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
Lujain (لجين, lujayn) is a literary Arabic word meaning 'silver'. It is a modern favourite and also carries a contemporary association with courage through the activist Loujain al-Hathloul. Also spelled Lujayn or Loujain.
Bushra and Lujain are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin), while Lujain means Silver (arabic origin).
In US records, Bushra first appears in 0 and Lujain in 0, so Bushra has the longer recorded history.