Recorded 2002–2004 Girls' name Peak 2002 24 births

Nafia — girls' name

24 babies named Nafia in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s24
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nafia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Nafia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nafia

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Nafia between 2002 and 2004, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nafia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nafia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nafia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nafia at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

24

Since 2002

3 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

2002

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nafia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2002

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
46810121416 200420032002 14

Nafia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 100% of Nafia's all-time total
2000s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nafia?
24 babies have been named Nafia since 2002. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Nafia most popular?
Nafia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nafia been used?
Nafia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 3 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nafia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.