Nafees
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-FEES
- Origin
- Arabic
Nafees is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “precious, valuable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nafees mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nafis, from Arabic nafis 'precious'
“precious, valuable”
A spelling of Nafis, the Arabic word for precious or exquisite.
Is Nafees a girl's or a boy's name?
Nafees is a boys' name.
How popular is Nafees in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nafees in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Nafees in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Nafees
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Qasim, Naeem, Hassan, Azeem, Haseeb, Fahad, Habib, Zohaib, Asad, Umair, Faisal
Names related to Nafees
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nafees: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nafees, updated 20 October 2026.