Najae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nah-JAY
- Origin
- Arabic
Najae is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Najae come from?
Arabic: probably a variant of Naji, from Arabic naji 'safe, saved'
Is Najae a girl's or a boy's name?
Najae is a girls' name.
How popular is Najae in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Najae in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2008, 74% of the babies named Najae in the US were girls.
Najae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,329 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
Names like Najae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zainab Salma Safa Noor Aliya Hafsa Amira Nayla Hiba Samira Huda
Names related to Najae
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Najae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/najae, updated 20 October 2026.