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Najma

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What official birth registration shows about Najma: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #618 to #3533.200020052010201520202025#618#3533
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1522
1997#1234
1998#995
1999#780
2000#804
2001#753
2002#809
2003#731
2004#618
2005#695
2006#835
2007#774
2008#1093
2009#1139
2010#1294
2011#1545
2012#1893
2013#2649
2014#2058
2015#1601
2016#2120
2017#2706
2018#2674
2019#2643
2020#2843
2021#2942
2022#3533
2023#3218
2024#2253
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2016: #566 among girls in Norway, #2120 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1989–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #636 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1989–2016

    Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1989–2016).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #318 in Norway in 2003.

Najma's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#225312HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#32187HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#29428HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#27069HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#212013HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#160119HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#205813HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#189315HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#154519HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#129424HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#113927HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#109327HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#77442HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#83536HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#69544HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#61849HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#73138HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#80930HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#75333HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#80428HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#78029HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#123415HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#152211HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5664HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5964HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4289HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5705HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5306HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#39011HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#34213HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#35312HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4667HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4906HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#31813HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#33612HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5216HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#37810HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4408HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5765HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5396HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#6464HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4518HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5047HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#6365HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Najma is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Najma, between 1989 and 2025, in 34 of those 37 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: highest position in 2003England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200419892025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1989–201621#318 in 2003
England and Wales1996–202530#618 in 2004

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1989; it appears again in 1993.

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What is known about Najma

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1989–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #318 in Norway in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.