Names / Girl names
Najwa
Current rank
#7,394
holding steady
All-time peak
#4,050
in 1992
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
605
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,050 in 1992 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(NAJ-wah): secret conversation, whisper. One of the richest meanings in the whole list. Stateside, it first shows up in 1972. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 605 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.