The baby name Naja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-yah (ˈnɑː.jə),NAH-jah (ˈnɑː.dʒə),NAY-yah (ˈneɪ.jə) — anglicized.
Naja is Arabic, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Naja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NAH-yah (ˈnɑː.jə),NAH-jah (ˈnɑː.dʒə),NAY-yah (ˈneɪ.jə) — anglicized.
Naja is Arabic, Scandinavian in Origin.
Naja is rooted in Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), where naja is the everyday kinship term for “younger sister,” and it became a widely used feminine given name in the 20th century. It remains popular across Greenland and appears in Denmark through Greenlandic–Danish cultural ties. Orthographic variants reflect Greenlandic phonology: Naaja marks a long vowel, while the affectionate diminutive Najaaraq (“little younger sister”) also occurs.
Outside the Arctic, the name sometimes overlaps with other traditions: in parts of Europe it is treated as a streamlined form of Nadja/Nadia, the Slavic pet name of Nadezhda (“hope”); in Arabic contexts Naja can represent simplified transliterations of Najah or Najat (“success, salvation”). Common variants and related forms include Naaja, Naya, Najaaraq, Nadja/Nadia, and Najah/Najat, with meanings depending on the chosen origin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #134 | 4 | 1,651 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #159 | 16 | 2,769 |
| DK | 0 | #172 | 32 | 5,198 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #193 | 136 | 7,429 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #318 | 13 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #524 | 12 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| LB | 0 | #601 | 58 | 13,263 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #758 | 29 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #805 | 25 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2005 | #845 | 6 | 7,175 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #852 | 84 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #886 | 109 | 24,821 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #908 | 7 | 8,600 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #926 | 16 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #927 | 33 | 14,742 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,003 | 126 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,067 | 45 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,077 | 16 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,158 | 19 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,422 | 25 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,496 | 119 | 28,008 |
Naja is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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