NameTides

Nawaf

Nawaf was the #4,249 boys' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Nawaf as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nawaf as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Nawaf as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,249 (24)#2,440 (9)#2,527 (7)
2024#6,832 (12)#3,255 (6)—
2023#6,517 (13)#4,992 (3)—
2022#7,768 (10)#2,530 (8)—
2021#7,587 (10)#4,789 (3)—
2020#6,296 (13)#3,848 (4)—
2019#5,340 (17)#4,702 (3)—
2018#6,036 (14)#4,749 (3)—
2017#3,889 (27)#2,734 (7)—
2016#3,883 (27)#4,023 (4)—
2015#3,775 (28)——
2014#4,138 (24)——
2013#5,171 (17)#3,822 (4)—
2012#5,035 (18)#3,987 (4)—
2011#6,256 (13)#2,892 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #3,775.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nawaf is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 74,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 48,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nawaf by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nawaf (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NawafCanadaBoys#2,5277
NawafEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
NawafNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NawafUSBoys#4,24924