Nafisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1491 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Nafisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1491
About the Name Nafisa
Nafisa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 958 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #655 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nafisa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nafisa
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Nafisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nafisa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nafisa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 958 places over the last five years to #1491 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Nafisa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Nafisa include: Nafisa Sheripboeva — Nafisa Sheripboeva is an Uzbekistani Paralympic judoka.; Nafisa Kamal — Nafisa Kamal is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and cricket franchise owner.; Nafisa Shah — Syeda Nafisa Shah Jilani is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, having previously served in....
Nafisa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Nafisas in the wild.
21
UK babies named Nafisa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 958 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nafisa
Likely around 1 other Nafisa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Nafisa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nafisa Sheripboeva is an Uzbekistani Paralympic judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 63 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Nafisa Kamal is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and cricket franchise owner. Kamal is an avid cricket patron and is the owner of the Comilla Victorians, one of the most successful cricket teams in Bangladesh.
Syeda Nafisa Shah Jilani is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, having previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from March 2008 to May 2018.
Nafisa or also spelled as Nafesa and Nafisah is an Arabic feminine given name meaning valuable, precious, extremely desired. Its literal meaning is “something so good and valuable that people compete for it”, derived from the N-F-S root (to breathe, to compete), which is mentioned in many places in the Quran.
Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model, video jockey and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was a finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami Beach.
Nafisa al-Bayda, was the wife of the Egyptian Mamluk leaders Ali Bey al-Kabir and Murad Bey. She has been referred to as the most famous Mamluk woman in 18th-century Egypt.