Nafeesa
Girl · nah-FEE-sa · Arabic
Nafeesa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “precious, valuable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nafeesa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nafisa, feminine of Nafis, from Arabic nafis 'precious'
“precious, valuable”
Feminine of Nafis, Arabic for precious; Sayyida Nafisa is a revered descendant of the Prophet buried in Cairo.
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- nah-FEE-sa
Is Nafeesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Nafeesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Nafeesa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 38 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nafeesa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nafeesa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 25 | #947 |
| 1998 | 38 | #717 |
| 1997 | 24 | #969 |
| 1996 | 38 | #689 |
Names like Nafeesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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