| Nabiha | Najma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Intelligent, perceptive, eminent | Star |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | nah-BEE-hah | NAJ-mah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (37) | 2016 (38) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nabiha | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 80 | 157 |
| 2010s | 270 | 304 |
| 2000s | 203 | 307 |
| 1990s | 91 | 101 |
| 1980s | 7 | 16 |
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.
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.
Nabiha and Najma are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nabiha means Intelligent, perceptive, eminent (arabic origin), while Najma means Star (arabic origin).
In US records, Nabiha first appears in 0 and Najma in 0, so Nabiha has the longer recorded history.