Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2002
Nafia
Nafia has 24 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 24
- total births
- 2002–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
24 girls have been named Nafia since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nafia has 24 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2004.
- 24 total births
- 2002–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Nafia since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 24
- total births
- 2002–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Nafia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nafia splits its recorded history at 2003: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nafia at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Nafia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2004
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Nafia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nafia's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nafia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nafia? ▼
Nafia has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2004. 14 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Nafia go back to 2002, giving 3 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Nafia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2004 (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. "Nafia: Baby Name Since 2002 - 24 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nafia. 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 Nafia 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 June 2026.