Entry № 7651 · Arabic origin

Wajiha Wajiha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ wah-JEE-hah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Eminent / dignified (Arabic foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Arabic)

A name that means "eminent / dignified (arabic foundational)".

Wajiha is from the Arabic وجيهة (Wajīhaheminent, dignified, of high rank) — foundational from Arabic wajh (face/presence). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Wajiha is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational Arabic wajh (face/presence) is foundational central to foundational Islamic + Arabic dignity-naming heritage + foundational wujahā' (foundational notable persons + dignitaries) + foundational wajh-Allah (face of God — foundational central Quranic theological concept) + foundational mentioned in foundational Quran 2:115 (To Allah belongs the East and the West. So wherever you turn, there is the wajh of Allah) + foundational central to foundational Islamic theological + Sufi mystical heritage. Notable bearer: Princess Wajiha of foundational Hyderabad State (foundational Nizam of Hyderabad royal heritage); foundational Wajiha al-Huwaidar (born 1962) — foundational pioneering foundational Saudi women's rights activist + foundational We the Women organization founder + foundational pioneering Saudi Arabia women's driving rights movement + foundational Time 100 Most Influential People 2008 + foundational pan-Arab feminist heritage. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Arab dignity heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Eminent / dignified (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Wajīhah eminent + dignified + of high rank + foundational from Arabic wajh face/presence + foundational Islamic + Arabic dignity-naming heritage + foundational wujahā' foundational notable persons + dignitaries + foundational wajh-Allah face of God + foundational central Quranic theological concept + foundational Quran 2:115 To Allah belongs the East and the West + So wherever you turn, there is the wajh of Allah + foundational Islamic theological + Sufi mystical heritage + foundational Princess Wajiha of Hyderabad State foundational Nizam of Hyderabad royal heritage + foundational Wajiha al-Huwaidar born 1962 + foundational pioneering Saudi women's rights activist + foundational We the Women organization founder + foundational pioneering Saudi Arabia women's driving rights movement + foundational Time 100 Most Influential People 2008 + foundational pan-Arab feminist heritage.

The name in its native script.

وجيهة
Transliteration
Wajīhah
Pronunciation
/ wəˈdʒiː.hə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Wajiha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Wajiha · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Wajihas before her.

Real people
Wajiha al-Huwaidar
Saudi women's rights activist + *We the Women* founder + Saudi women's driving rights movement + Time 100 Most Influential 2008.
born 1962
In fiction
Wajiha
Arabic eminent + wajh-Allah Quran 2:115 + Sufi mystical heritage.

Names connected to Wajiha.

The number behind Wajiha.

4

The Builder

Wajiha reduces to four.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic eminent. Six letters. Wajiha."
Najia · Mother of one · Riyadh