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Najla

girl name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

wide-eyed, dark-eyed beauty

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Najla has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,822 people · the #5,460 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 31

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Najla living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Najla

Most people given the name Najla in the United States were born between 1980 and 2019. The Najla you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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