| Bushra | Najma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Good news, glad tidings | Star |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BUSH-rah | NAJ-mah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (49) | 2016 (38) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bushra | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 233 | 157 |
| 2010s | 346 | 304 |
| 2000s | 226 | 307 |
| 1990s | 167 | 101 |
| 1980s | 61 | 16 |
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.
The feminine form from the Arabic root 'najm' ('star'). The root appears in the Quran, where 'An-Najm' ('The Star') is the title of the 53rd chapter.
Bushra and Najma are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin), while Najma means Star (arabic origin).
In US records, Bushra first appears in 0 and Najma in 0, so Bushra has the longer recorded history.