How Many People Are Named Nafisah?
An estimated 122 people in the United States have the first name Nafisah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Nafisah peaked in popularity in 2001 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nafisah 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 Nafisah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
122
About 1 in 2,809,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2001
11 births
Total Registered
126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nafisah
Nafisah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 126 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nafisah as a female name
Ranked #19,579 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2001 (11 births)
Nafisah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nafisah span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 63 babies were registered. While Nafisah is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nafisah by Decade
How has Nafisah 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.
Nafisah + Last Name Combinations
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Nafisah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nafisah?
We estimate approximately 122 people named Nafisah 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 2,809,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Nafisah a common name?
Nafisah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nafisah most popular?
Nafisah reached peak popularity in 2001, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nafisah is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nafisah a female name?
Nafisah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nafisah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nafisah Smith, Nafisah Johnson, Nafisah 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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