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Girl name

Nafeesa

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Nafeesa has been given to about 203 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 197
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nafeesa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time203

How popular is Nafeesa?

Its best year was 1978, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 3461st. The typical living American called Nafeesa is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Nafeesa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vanessa0.69
  2. Janessa0.69
  3. Vanesa0.69
  4. Leesa0.60
  5. Teresa0.57
  6. Teressa0.57
  7. Venessa0.57
  8. Novella0.57

Middle names for Nafeesa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nafeesa Rose0.85
  2. Nafeesa Louise0.85
  3. Nafeesa June0.84
  4. Nafeesa Pearl0.84
  5. Nafeesa Quinn0.84
  6. Nafeesa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Nafeesa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.60
  2. Kareembrother · 0.57
  3. Aishasister · 0.57
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.56
  5. Elishaeither · 0.55
  6. Jamieeither · 0.55

Where Nafeesa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nafeesa White0.80
    2. Nafeesa Reyes0.80
    3. Nafeesa Moore0.80
    4. Nafeesa Lee0.80
    5. Nafeesa Hill0.80
    6. Nafeesa Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nafeesa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.