How Many People Are Named Nafis?
An estimated 524 people in the United States have the first name Nafis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Nafis peaked in popularity in 1992 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nafis 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 Nafis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
524
About 1 in 654,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1992
28 births
Total Registered
538
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nafis
Nafis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 538 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nafis as a male name
Ranked #13,720 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (28 births)
Nafis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nafis span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 161 babies were registered. Nafis has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nafis by Decade
How has Nafis 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.
Nafis by State
Nafis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nafis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nafis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nafis?
We estimate approximately 524 people named Nafis 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 654,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Nafis a common name?
Nafis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 538 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nafis most popular?
Nafis reached peak popularity in 1992, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nafis is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nafis a male name?
Nafis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nafis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nafis Smith, Nafis Johnson, Nafis 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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