US rank #7030 Boys' name Peak 2015 301 births

Nawaf — #7030 US boys' name

301 babies named Nawaf in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s452010s1932020s58
#7030
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Nawaf was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

28 babies were named Nawaf in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nawaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Nawaf between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nawaf currently holds the #7030 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nawaf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nawaf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nawaf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nawaf 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 301 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.

Nawaf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

301

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,030

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nawaf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
28
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0102030 20242021201820152012200920021998 5

Nawaf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
193 births that decade — 64% of Nawaf's all-time total
1990s52000s452010s1932020s58

Nawaf by state

Where Nawaf concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nawaf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Nawaf's total US births 1.7%

5 of 301 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nawaf?
301 babies have been named Nawaf since 1998. It currently ranks #7030 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 28 births.
When was Nawaf most popular?
Nawaf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Nawaf most popular?
The top states for the name Nawaf are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nawaf been used?
Nawaf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nawaf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nawab, Naweed, Nawfal, Nawaz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2024 (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.