How Many People Are Named Najwa?
An estimated 572 people in the United States have the first name Najwa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Najwa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Najwa 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 Najwa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
572
About 1 in 599,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
26 births
Total Registered
590
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Najwa
Najwa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 590 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Najwa as a female name
Ranked #10,801 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (26 births)
Najwa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Najwa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 161 babies were registered. While Najwa is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Najwa by Decade
How has Najwa 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.
Najwa by State
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Najwa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Najwa?
We estimate approximately 572 people named Najwa 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 599,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Najwa a common name?
Najwa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 590 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Najwa most popular?
Najwa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Najwa is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Najwa a female name?
Najwa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Najwa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Najwa Smith, Najwa Johnson, Najwa 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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