Nafis

Nafis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Nafis first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 28 babies (rank #2,584 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nafis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nafis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

538

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	10	#3,639
1977	14	#2,999
1978	11	#3,546
1979	12	#3,497
1980	9	#4,391
1981	12	#3,547
1982	8	#4,866
1983	11	#3,792
1984	8	#4,844
1985	11	#3,961
1986	11	#4,045
1987	9	#4,832
1988	14	#3,647
1989	9	#5,461
1991	9	#5,797
1992	28	#2,584
1993	17	#3,767
1994	17	#3,853
1995	11	#5,397
1996	16	#4,130
1997	18	#3,835
1998	21	#3,567
1999	12	#5,555
2000	25	#3,389
2001	20	#4,069
2002	17	#4,642
2003	21	#4,068
2004	13	#6,036
2005	11	#6,963
2006	23	#4,181
2007	12	#6,950
2008	10	#8,104
2009	9	#8,776
2010	8	#9,393
2011	8	#9,343
2012	5	#13,608
2013	6	#11,724
2014	6	#11,690
2015	11	#7,389
2016	12	#7,016
2017	6	#11,746
2019	7	#10,470
2020	5	#13,446
2022	5	#13,720

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#3,639

1977

#2,999

1978

#3,546

1979

#3,497

1980

#4,391

1981

#3,547

1982

#4,866

1983

#3,792

1984

#4,844

1985

#3,961

1986

#4,045

1987

#4,832

1988

#3,647

1989

#5,461

1991

#5,797

1992

#2,584

1993

#3,767

1994

#3,853

1995

#5,397

1996

#4,130

1997

#3,835

1998

#3,567

1999

#5,555

2000

#3,389

2001

#4,069

2002

#4,642

2003

#4,068

2004

#6,036

2005

#6,963

2006

#4,181

2007

#6,950

2008

#8,104

2009

#8,776

2010

#9,393

2011

#9,343

2012

#13,608

2013

#11,724

2014

#11,690

2015

#7,389

2016

#7,016

2017

#11,746

2019

#10,470

2020

#13,446

2022

#13,720

Numerology of Nafis

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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