US rank #4405 Girls' name Peak 2024 616 births

Nafisa — #4405 US girls' name

616 babies named Nafisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s371990s902000s1992010s1542020s129
#4405
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Nafisa was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

32 babies were named Nafisa in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nafisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 616 babies named Nafisa between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nafisa currently holds the #4405 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nafisa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nafisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nafisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nafisa 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 616 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.

Nafisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

616

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,405

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nafisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
32
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419831979 7

Nafisa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
199 births that decade — 32% of Nafisa's all-time total
1970s71980s371990s902000s1992010s1542020s129

Nafisa by state

Where Nafisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nafisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
119 19.3%
#2 Texas
7 1.1%
New York share of Nafisa's total US births 19.3%
Even split

119 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nafisa?
616 babies have been named Nafisa since 1979. It currently ranks #4405 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 32 births.
When was Nafisa most popular?
Nafisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nafisa most popular?
The top states for the name Nafisa are New York (119 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Nafisa been used?
Nafisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nafisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nafeesah, Nafeesa, Nafisah, Nafia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.