Boys' name · since 1976
Nafis
Nafis has 544 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nafis currently ranks #10970 among boys' names in America, with 544 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafis has been recorded 544 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10970 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafis ranks #7,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nafis's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nafis compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nafis's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nafis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nafis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nafis's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nafis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nafis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nafis's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nafis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nafis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nafis's total volume
Nafis by state
Where Nafis concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 256 | 47.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 2.4% |
256 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nafis's data
- Nafis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nafiss (256 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nafis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nafis 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 August 2026.