| Lujain | Habiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Silver | Beloved |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | loo-JAYN | hah-BEE-bah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2017 (41) | 2014 (46) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lujain | Habiba |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 195 | 165 |
| 2010s | 271 | 343 |
| 2000s | 60 | 204 |
| 1990s | 14 | 49 |
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
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.
The feminine of Habib, Arabic habiba (حبيبة) 'beloved, sweetheart', from the root h-b-b 'to love'.
Lujain and Habiba are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Lujain means Silver (arabic origin), while Habiba means Beloved (arabic origin).
In US records, Lujain first appears in 0 and Habiba in 0, so Lujain has the longer recorded history.