| Najm | Badr | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | Full moon |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | NAJM | BAH-der |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (8) | 2014 (24) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Najm | Badr |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 30 | 61 |
| 2010s | 17 | 131 |
| 2000s | 18 | 73 |
| 1990s | 10 | 11 |
The masculine Arabic name from 'najm' ('star'), counterpart to Najma. It also appears in compound names such as Najm al-Din ('star of the faith').
Badr is the Arabic word for the full moon (the moon on its fourteenth night) and a Quranic name. The lunar meaning is literal and well attested.
Najm and Badr are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Najm means Star (arabic origin), while Badr means Full moon (arabic origin).
In US records, Najm first appears in 0 and Badr in 0, so Najm has the longer recorded history.