| Habiba | Najma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved | Star |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | hah-BEE-bah | NAJ-mah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (46) | 2016 (38) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Habiba | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 165 | 157 |
| 2010s | 343 | 304 |
| 2000s | 204 | 307 |
| 1990s | 49 | 101 |
| 1980s | 15 | 16 |
| 1970s | 15 | 0 |
The feminine of Habib, Arabic habiba (حبيبة) 'beloved, sweetheart', from the root h-b-b 'to love'.
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.
Habiba and Najma are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Habiba means Beloved (arabic origin), while Najma means Star (arabic origin).
In US records, Habiba first appears in 0 and Najma in 0, so Habiba has the longer recorded history.