Nazifa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nah-ZEE-fah
- Origin
- Arabic
Nazifa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “clean, pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nazifa mean?
Arabic: from Arabic nazif, also used in Bosnia
“clean, pure”
Is Nazifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Nazifa is a girls' name.
How popular is Nazifa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nazifa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nazifa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 28 | #1,004 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 27 | #965 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 26 | #922 |
| 1997 | 22 | #1,022 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Nazifa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Nazifa in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nazifa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
Names like Nazifa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Hiba, Hafsa, Rahma, Habiba, Abeeha, Halima, Sumayyah, Safiya, Faiza, Nusaybah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nazifa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nazifa, updated 20 October 2026.