| Lujain | Najma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Silver | Star |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | loo-JAYN | NAJ-mah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2017 (41) | 2016 (38) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lujain | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 195 | 157 |
| 2010s | 271 | 304 |
| 2000s | 60 | 307 |
| 1990s | 14 | 101 |
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
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 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.
Lujain and Najma are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Lujain means Silver (arabic origin), while Najma means Star (arabic origin).
In US records, Lujain first appears in 0 and Najma in 0, so Lujain has the longer recorded history.