Fun Facts About the Name Lujayn
- 70 babies named Lujayn: U.S. records list 70 babies given the name Lujayn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lujayn Mean?
Lujayn (Arabic لُجَيْن) is an Arabic feminine name meaning "silver." It comes from the Arabic noun lujayn, which classical dictionaries list as a synonym for fiḍḍah, silver, often with the sense of pure or refined silver. The word is formed on the Arabic diminutive pattern fuʿayl, a pattern that commonly signals smallness or endearment, so a literal reading is something like "little silver," while the customary meaning attached to the name is simply "silver."
The letters of lujayn resemble those of lujjah (لُجّة), "the depths of the sea," but that word belongs to a different root, l-j-j, and the resemblance is not a shared origin.
Lujayn Name History & Origins
Lujayn is a classical Arabic word that came to be used as a personal name. Because it names a precious metal, it belongs to the long-standing Arabic practice of giving girls names taken from words for valuables and admired natural things. The word lujayn appears in Arabic poetry and in lexicographical works as a literary synonym for silver alongside fiḍḍah; that poetic and dictionary use is older and better attested than any early record of the word as someone's given name.
As a name, Lujayn is used in many Arabic-speaking countries and is especially familiar in the Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In Latin letters it is written in several ways - Lujayn, Lujain, and Lojain are common - depending on how the Arabic vowels are transliterated. The name is feminine in use; it is not a standard masculine name.
How Popular is the Name Lujayn?
Lujayn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #11,850 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,239 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,454 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,640 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,900 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,850 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #16,661 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,346 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,517 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #17,305 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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