Given name & surname
Nayef
“his grace”
Nayef is a variant of Nay. One Arabic interpretation is “his grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nayef is a variant of Nay. One Arabic interpretation is “his grace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nayef is a variant of Nay. An origin associated with Nay is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nayef through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −65%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 285 as a first name 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nayef
- Nayef AguerdMoroccan association football playerborn 1996
- Nayef HawatmehPalestinian politicianborn 1938
- Prince Nayef bin Abdullahyounger son of King Abdullah I of Jordan (1914–1983)
- Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha'lanMember of House of Al-Shaalanborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.