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Nafisah

Girl

Meaning of Nafisah: Arabic: 'precious'

Nafisah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 15229th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#15229

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

131

First recorded 1981 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Nafisah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 11.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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