Tafadzwa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-FAHD-zwah
Tafadzwa is a boys' name, meaning “we are pleased”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tafadzwa mean?
Shona (Zimbabwe), from fadza 'to please'
“we are pleased”
Is Tafadzwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Tafadzwa is a boys' name.
How popular is Tafadzwa in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tafadzwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tafadzwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
Names like Tafadzwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Mustafa, Ahmed, Abdullah, Muhammad, Musa, Huzaifa, Ibrahim, Taha, Khalifa, Talha, Uzair
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, “Tafadzwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tafadzwa, updated 20 October 2026.