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