Nayef
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAH-yif
- Origin
- Arabic
Nayef is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, eminent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nayef mean?
Arabic: from Arabic nayif 'high, lofty'
“high, eminent”
From Arabic nayif, meaning high, lofty or eminent.
Is Nayef a girl's or a boy's name?
Nayef is a boys' name.
How popular is Nayef in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Nayef in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nayef in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Nayef
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zahir Zayd Hamza Zayan Musa Ahmir Muhammad Zamir Saif Musab Nazir Zayaan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nayef: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nayef, updated 20 October 2026.