Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1978
Nafeesha
Nafeesha has 13 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 1978–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Nafeesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1978.
Nafeesha has 13 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1981.
- 13 total births
- 1978–1981 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Nafeesha since 1978, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.
- 13
- total births
- 1978–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Nafeesha was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
8 babies were named Nafeesha in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
Nafeesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nafeesha's full recorded timeline at 1981, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nafeesha at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Nafeesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1981
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Nafeesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Nafeesha's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nafeesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nafeesha? ▼
Nafeesha has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 8 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Nafeesha most popular? ▼
Nafeesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Nafeesha been used? ▼
Records for Nafeesha go back to 1978, giving 4 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Nafeesha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nafisa, Nafeesah, Nafeesa, Nafisah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nafeesha's data
- Nafeesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nafeesha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nafeesha: Baby Name Since 1978 - 13 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nafeesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nafeesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.