Nayyab
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- naa-YAAB
- Origin
- Persian
Nayyab is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “rare, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nayyab mean?
Persian: spelling of Nayab; Persian and Urdu nayab
“rare, precious”
Meaning borrowed from Nayab.
Is Nayyab a girl's or a boy's name?
Nayyab is a girls' name.
How popular is Nayyab in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Nayyab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Nayyab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Summer, Faiza, Farah, Hibah, Sumayyah, Salma, Rabab, Aaliyah, Saba, Maham
Names related to Nayyab
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, “Nayyab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nayyab, updated 20 October 2026.