| Nabiha | Lujain | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Intelligent, perceptive, eminent | Silver |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | nah-BEE-hah | loo-JAYN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (37) | 2017 (41) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nabiha | Lujain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 80 | 195 |
| 2010s | 270 | 271 |
| 2000s | 203 | 60 |
| 1990s | 91 | 14 |
| 1980s | 7 | 0 |
Nabiha (نبيهة, nabiha) comes from the Arabic root n-b-h and means 'intelligent, alert, perceptive', with an extended sense of 'noble, eminent, distinguished'. The masculine form is Nabih.
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.
Nabiha and Lujain are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nabiha means Intelligent, perceptive, eminent (arabic origin), while Lujain means Silver (arabic origin).
In US records, Nabiha first appears in 0 and Lujain in 0, so Nabiha has the longer recorded history.