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The baby name Juma is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːmə/ (JOO-ma).

Juma is Swahili in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Swahili
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒuːmə/ (JOO-ma)

What is the meaning of the name Juma ?

The baby name Juma is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːmə/ (JOO-ma).

Juma is Swahili in Origin.

Juma is a masculine given name in Swahili and broader Muslim contexts, meaning “born on Friday” or simply “Friday.” It derives from Arabic al-Jumʿa, the day of congregational prayer, a root that also conveys “gathering.” The name is especially common along the East African coast - Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar, and the Comoros - and in parts of the Horn of Africa, where it also appears as a patronymic surname.

Carried into Swahili through centuries of Indian Ocean trade and Islamic scholarship, Juma has parallel forms across languages: Jumaa, Jumah, and Juma’a (Arabic/Swahili); Jomaa (North Africa); Cuma (Turkish); Juma (Uzbek/Tajik); Jom’e (Persian); and Dzhuma/Djuma (Caucasus/Russian transliteration). Related Hausa names include Jummai (f.) and Jumare (m.), both signaling Friday birth. Families often choose Juma to honor a child’s Friday arrival or the sanctity of the day, and the name functions as a given, middle, or family name in East African traditions.

Juma has the following similar or variant Names

Juma – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BI 0 #11 2 425
TM Boys 0 #27 10 614
MV Girls 0 #30 6 2,021
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
BI Boys 0 #34 10 917
AF 0 #68 9 1,883
OM 0 #73 45 6,215
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
AF Girls 0 #89 6 2,402
SD 0 #98 5 2,130
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Boys 0 #139 11 4,685
SD Boys 0 #158 448 10,523
AE 0 #160 18 10,220
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
AF Boys 0 #194 79 3,535
BD Girls 0 #204 196 8,413
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BD 0 #209 19 5,992
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
KZ Boys 0 #238 52 6,578
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
OM Boys 0 #290 945 17,948
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
JO Girls 0 #310 16 7,570
SD Girls 0 #319 27 7,678
CN Boys 0 #325 7 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
OM Girls 0 #332 65 15,987
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
JO Boys 0 #340 38 7,057
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
LY 0 #366 175 12,703
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
UY Boys 0 #409 5 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #413 15 2,041
BH 0 #417 137 17,937
Austria Boys 0 #428 15 2,180
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
AE Boys 0 #458 886 22,615
RU Boys 0 #467 39 12,621
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
AE Girls 0 #492 62 20,968
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
KW Girls 0 #497 19 19,177
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
PS Boys 0 #508 41 10,655
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
IQ Boys 0 #535 133 13,071
IR Boys 0 #536 17 10,162
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
BD Boys 0 #548 29 10,045
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
QA Boys 0 #571 137 18,093
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IL Boys 0 #580 28 10,983
IN Girls 0 #602 30 13,121
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
LB 0 #647 12 13,263
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
KW Boys 0 #724 46 18,755
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
EG Boys 0 #786 101 15,035
ZA Boys 0 #802 406 25,619
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
SA Girls 0 #847 89 25,931
TN 0 #859 7 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #885 8 7,044
MY Girls 0 #891 104 24,821
CO Boys 0 #909 12 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #909 22 5,610
BR Girls 0 #916 26 12,708
PE Boys 0 #919 8 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #923 30 5,697
NL Boys 0 #930 22 5,873
NG Boys 0 #937 15 16,906
MX Boys 0 #945 38 16,355
SA Boys 0 #948 795 28,008
Spain Girls 0 #973 11 5,561
IN Boys 0 #981 21 16,750
EG Girls 0 #1,004 6 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,007 4 14,861
MY Boys 0 #1,043 69 25,439
TR 0 #1,048 164 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,118 24 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,145 8 16,140
DZ 0 #1,163 14 20,130
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,262 6 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,421 26 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,426 46 10,046

Juma is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Switzerland
AE
AF
AO

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People also ask about Juma

Juma is predominantly a boy's name.
Juma is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdʒuːmə/ (JOO-ma).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jumaa, Jumah, Jumaah, Jum'ah and Djuma.
Across languages, Juma has these equivalents: Jum'ah (Arabic), Jumaa (East African variant), Kofi (Akan, Ghana — 'born on Friday'), Jumat (Malay/Indonesian word for Friday, sometimes used as a name).
Yes — Juma ranked #134 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Juma ranks highest in Switzerland (#134 in 2024).
Juma's popularity is declining. It moved from #880 in 2015 to #885 in 2024 in United States.