Nayaab
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- naa-YAAB
- Origin
- Persian
Nayaab is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “rare, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nayaab mean?
Persian: spelling of Nayab; Persian and Urdu nayab
“rare, precious”
Meaning borrowed from Nayab.
Is Nayaab a girl's or a boy's name?
Nayaab is a girls' name.
How popular is Nayaab in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nayaab in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nayaab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Nayaab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba Faiza Hibah Niyyah Aysha Rabab Habiba Salma Maham Fatma Farah Zaha
Names related to Nayaab
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Nayaab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nayaab, updated 20 October 2026.