Najia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nah-JEE-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
Najia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “saved, safe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Najia mean?
Arabic: from Arabic najiya 'saved, safe'
“saved, safe”
From Arabic najiya, meaning saved or safe from harm; the feminine of Naji.
Is Najia a girl's or a boy's name?
Najia is a girls' name.
How popular is Najia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 girls.
Najia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Najia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Najia in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Najia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Najia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Safia, Hiba, Zainab, Safiya, Sumayyah, Halima, Khadija, Hafsa, Nabiha, Amira
Names related to Najia
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Najia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/najia, updated 20 October 2026.