Nafiz
Nafiz is a male Turkish given name. People named Nafiz include:Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898–1973), Turkish poet, author and later politician Faruk Nafız Özak, Public Works and Housing Minister of Turkey
Meaning & Origin of Nafiz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nafiz is a male Turkish given name. People named Nafiz include:Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898–1973), Turkish poet, author and later politician Faruk Nafız Özak, Public Works and Housing Minister of Turkey
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The Story of Nafiz
Nafiz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 5 Nafizs were born — ranking #8,435 that year. As of 2026, Nafiz ranks #10,349 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Nafizs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nafiz
Nafiz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Nafiz's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #8,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Nafiz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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