Tauseef
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tow-SEEF
- Origin
- Arabic
Tauseef is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “description, praise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tauseef mean?
Arabic: spelling of Arabic tawsif
“description, praise”
From Arabic tawsif, an act of describing or praising, used as a name in the Indian subcontinent.
Is Tauseef a girl's or a boy's name?
Tauseef is a boys' name.
How popular is Tauseef in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tauseef in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tauseef in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Tauseef
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hassan, Hamza, Fahad, Qasim, Zohaib, Habib, Asad, Haseeb, Umair, Samir, Azeem
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, “Tauseef: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tauseef, updated 20 October 2026.