How Many People Are Named Nawaf?
An estimated 299 people in the United States have the first name Nawaf. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Nawaf peaked in popularity in 2015 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nawaf 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 Nawaf paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
299
About 1 in 1,146,336 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2015
28 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nawaf
Nawaf is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nawaf as a male name
Ranked #7,102 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (28 births)
Nawaf: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nawaf span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 193 babies were registered. While Nawaf is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nawaf by Decade
How has Nawaf 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.
Nawaf by State
Nawaf + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nawaf as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nawaf: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nawaf?
We estimate approximately 299 people named Nawaf 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 1,146,336 Americans share this first name.
Is Nawaf a common name?
Nawaf is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nawaf most popular?
Nawaf reached peak popularity in 2015, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nawaf is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nawaf a male name?
Nawaf is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nawaf Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nawaf Smith, Nawaf Johnson, Nawaf 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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