Nuzhat
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NUZ-hat
- Origin
- Arabic
Nuzhat is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “delight, pleasure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nuzhat mean?
Arabic: Arabic nuzha, used in Urdu and Persian
“delight, pleasure”
The 12th-century world atlas of al-Idrisi was titled Nuzhat al-Mushtaq, roughly 'the delight of the one who longs to travel'.
Is Nuzhat a girl's or a boy's name?
Nuzhat is a girls' name.
How popular is Nuzhat in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nuzhat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nuzhat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Nuzhat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Salma, Faiza, Farah, Aysha, Saba, Safia, Hibah, Zeenat, Fatma, Samah, Tasnim, Iqra
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Nuzhat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nuzhat, updated 20 October 2026.