Nagina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nuh-GEE-na
- Origin
- Persian
Nagina is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “jewel, gem”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nagina mean?
Persian: Urdu and Hindi nagina 'gem', from Persian
“jewel, gem”
From the Urdu and Hindi word nagina, a gem set in a ring, which comes from Persian.
Is Nagina a girl's or a boy's name?
Nagina is a girls' name.
How popular is Nagina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Nagina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Nagina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francesca, Eleanor, Emma, Lydia, Helena, Anna, Naomi, Victoria, Melissa, Charlotte, Laura, Philippa
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Nagina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nagina, updated 20 October 2026.