Nafis is a variant of Naftali. An origin associated with Naftali is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nafis through the years
Babies since 1880
544
544 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1992
28 babies
2025
6
#11,573 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−63%
Cooling
Nafis in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1976–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,573 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 552 as a first name in 2020; 130 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.