Mujahida as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mujahida

What is the meaning of the name Mujahida ?

The baby name Mujahida is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mu-JAA-hi-dah (IPA: /muˈdʒaːhida/).

Mujahida is Arabic in Origin.

Mujahida (Arabic: مجاهدة, Urdu: مجاہدہ) is the feminine form of Mujahid, the active participle of the verb jāhada “to strive, exert effort,” from the Semitic root J-H-D. It denotes “a woman who strives,” often glossed as “female struggler in God’s path,” referring in classical Islamic thought to moral, spiritual, and communal striving (jihad) as well as perseverance and dedication.

Attested in Arabic and Urdu naming traditions and used across the Middle East, North and East Africa, South Asia, and the diaspora, Mujahida has seen modest but steady use, sometimes chosen to honor resilience or religious commitment. Variant transliterations include Mujahidah, Mujaahida, Moujahida, and Mojahida; Turkish adapts it as Mücahide. Related masculine: Mujahid; plural: Mujahidun/Mujahideen. While contemporary media may give the root militant associations, many families embrace its broader, virtuous sense of purposeful effort and steadfastness.

⚙ Mujahida is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mujahida appears only 22 times in total — found in 11 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.