Nafisa comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Precious, valuable, treasured woman..
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How popular is Nafisa?
2024peak year
The name Nafisa reached its peak in 2024, with 32 registrations (ranked #4430). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1979, roughly 45 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5970) today, averaging about 22 new babies per year. Nafisa's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 616 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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