Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Naheed is a variant of Nahid. An origin associated with Nahid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Naheed is a variant of Nahid. The history of Nahid gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Nahid is associated with the goddess of love.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Naheed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,121 as a first name in 2020; 186 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Naheed
- Naheed NenshiCanadian politician; 36th mayor of Calgary, Albertaborn 1972
- Naheed AbidiIndian scholar and writerborn 1961
- Naheed Akhtarplayback singerborn 1956
- Naheed FaridAfghan politicianborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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