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Nafisa

Girl

Meaning of Nafisa: Arabic & Persian: 'precious' or 'delicate'

Nafisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 7322nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7322

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

631

First recorded 1979 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 28 babies20202021: 25 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Nafisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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