girl's name

Nayab

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 238

Nayab is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Nayab over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nayab by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 18
2000s 57
2010s 42
2020s (to 2025) 18

How popular is Nayab?

In 2025, Nayab was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Nayab is used

Canada #2,925 7 in 2024
England & Wales #5,647 4 in 2025
United States #17,314 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nayab

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nayab also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nayab over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nayab

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nayab — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nayab

How popular is the name Nayab?

In 2025, Nayab was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Nayab a girl's or a boy's name?

Nayab is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Nayab most popular?

Nayab peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Nayab a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nayab currently ranks #2,925 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.