| Najm | Rigel | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | Named for the star Rigel |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | NAJM | RYE-jel |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (8) | 2016 (34) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Najm | Rigel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 30 | 116 |
| 2010s | 17 | 214 |
| 2000s | 18 | 128 |
| 1990s | 10 | 91 |
| 1980s | 0 | 62 |
| 1970s | 0 | 21 |
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').
The proper name of the bright blue star marking the foot of Orion, from Arabic 'rijl' ('foot', from 'Rijl Jauzah al-Yusra', 'the left foot of the giant'). The literal meaning is 'foot'; it is included as the proper name of a specific star.
Najm and Rigel are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Najm means Star (arabic origin), while Rigel means Named for the star Rigel (arabic origin).
In US records, Najm first appears in 0 and Rigel in 0, so Najm has the longer recorded history.