Naveed
Naveed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Persian, Arabic, Urdu.
- Persian
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Naveed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naveed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Persian, Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Naveed
American parents first put Naveed on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 25 Naveeds were born — ranking #4,080 that year. About 27% of every Naveed on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Naveed ranks #7,835 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 690 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Naveed
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Naveed. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Naveed
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About the name Naveed
Naveed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 690 births in the dataset. Naveed's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,641. Use the chart and map above to compare Naveed'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.