Najeeb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- na-JEEB
- Origin
- Arabic
Najeeb is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “noble, excellent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Najeeb mean?
Arabic: spelling of Najib
“noble, excellent”
Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian novelist and 1988 Nobel laureate, bore the Egyptian form of this name.
Is Najeeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Najeeb is a boys' name.
How popular is Najeeb in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
Najeeb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Najeeb in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Najeeb in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Najeeb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Names like Najeeb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Musa Umar Mustafa Zayd Musab Haseeb Zayaan Raheem
Names related to Najeeb
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Najeeb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/najeeb, updated 20 October 2026.