Anjuma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- an-JOO-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Anjuma is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “stars”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anjuma mean?
Arabic: feminine form of Anjum, from Arabic anjum 'stars'
“stars”
A feminine form of Anjum, from the Arabic plural meaning stars.
Is Anjuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Anjuma is a girls' name.
How popular is Anjuma in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anjuma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Anjuma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Anjuma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha, Aysha, Anisha, Samira, Sana, Iqra, Anisa, Sabiha, Faiza, Habiba, Salma, Humaira
Names related to Anjuma
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, “Anjuma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anjuma, updated 20 October 2026.