Nayef
Nayef is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Nayef
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nayef is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Nayef
Nayef first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 11 Nayefs were born — ranking #7,134 that year. As of 2026, Nayef ranks #8,250 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 104 Nayefs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nayef
Nayef is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Nayef's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,134. Use the chart and map above to compare Nayef'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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