How Many People Are Named Najmah?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Najmah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Najmah peaked in popularity in 1997 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Najmah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Najmah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Najmah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1997
9 births
Total Registered
63
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Najmah
Najmah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 63 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Najmah as a female name
Ranked #16,858 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1997 (9 births)
Najmah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Najmah span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 26 babies were registered. While Najmah is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Najmah by Decade
How has Najmah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Najmah + Last Name Combinations
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Najmah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Najmah?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Najmah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Najmah a common name?
Najmah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 63 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Najmah most popular?
Najmah reached peak popularity in 1997, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Najmah is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Najmah a female name?
Najmah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Najmah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Najmah Smith, Najmah Johnson, Najmah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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