How Many People Are Named Nafi?
An estimated 58 people in the United States have the first name Nafi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nafi peaked in popularity in 2019 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nafi 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 Nafi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nafi is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
58
About 1 in 5,909,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2019
10 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nafi
Nafi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nafi as a male name
Ranked #11,701 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 2019 (10 births)
Nafi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nafi span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 33 babies were registered. Nafi has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nafi by Decade
How has Nafi 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.
Nafi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nafi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nafi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nafi?
We estimate approximately 58 people named Nafi 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 5,909,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Nafi a common name?
Nafi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nafi most popular?
Nafi reached peak popularity in 2019, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nafi is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nafi a male name?
Nafi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nafi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nafi Smith, Nafi Johnson, Nafi 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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