Anjum
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-joom
- Origin
- Arabic
Anjum is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “stars”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anjum mean?
Arabic: Arabic anjum, plural of najm, used in Urdu and Persian
“stars”
From Arabic anjum, the plural of najm, meaning stars; used as a given name in Urdu and Persian.
Is Anjum a girl's or a boy's name?
Anjum is a girls' name.
How popular is Anjum in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anjum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2001, 77% of the babies named Anjum in the UK were girls.
Anjum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Anjum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya Amrit Yasmin Priya Aysha Asha Alisha Areej Sana Sasha Simran Anisha
Names related to Anjum
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anjum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anjum, updated 20 October 2026.