How Many People Are Named Nafeesa?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Nafeesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Nafeesa peaked in popularity in 1978 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nafeesa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nafeesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1978
22 births
Total Registered
203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nafeesa
Nafeesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 203 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nafeesa as a female name
Ranked #18,050 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1978 (22 births)
Nafeesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nafeesa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 63 babies were registered. Nafeesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nafeesa by Decade
How has Nafeesa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nafeesa by State
Nafeesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nafeesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nafeesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nafeesa?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Nafeesa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Nafeesa a common name?
Nafeesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nafeesa most popular?
Nafeesa reached peak popularity in 1978, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nafeesa is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nafeesa a female name?
Nafeesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nafeesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nafeesa Smith, Nafeesa Johnson, Nafeesa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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