Recorded 1974–1995 Girls' name Peak 1981 61 births

Nathifa — girls' name

61 babies named Nathifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s251990s19
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Nathifa was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nathifa in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nathifa

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Nathifa between 1974 and 1995, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nathifa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nathifa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nathifa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nathifa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nathifa 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 61 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.

Nathifa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

61

Since 1974

22 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1974

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1995

Nathifa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1974

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1995199419931989198519831981197819771974 5

Nathifa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 41% of Nathifa's all-time total
1970s171980s251990s19

Nathifa by state

Where Nathifa concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nathifa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 9.8%
New York share of Nathifa's total US births 9.8%

6 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathifa?
61 babies have been named Nathifa since 1974. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Nathifa most popular?
Nathifa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Nathifa most popular?
The top states for the name Nathifa are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Nathifa been used?
Nathifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 22 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Nathifa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, 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, 1974–1995 (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.