Girls' name · since 1979
Nafisa
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 631 babies named Nafisa, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
631 babies have been named Nafisa since 1979, making it today's #7620 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafisa has been recorded 631 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #7620 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #10,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,620 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 631 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafisa ranks #10,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,620 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 631 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 631
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nafisa's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nafisa compares
631 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nafisa's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nafisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 631 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nafisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nafisa's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nafisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Nafisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (199 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Nafisa's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nafisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 199 births (32% of all-time use).
How Nafisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nafisa's total volume
Nafisa by state
Where Nafisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
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What to do with Nafisa's data
- Nafisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (144) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nafisas (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nafisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Nafisa 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.