UK girl's name
Nayaab
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nayaab is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nayaab popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4634, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 10 births.
This profile covers 92 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 1996 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 40% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 91 living people in the UK are called Nayaab. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nayaab ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 10 girls were registered as Nayaab.
- • About 91 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nayaab as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4634
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
10 births
Estimated living
91
2026
Popularity
Nayaab over time
The chart below shows babies named Nayaab registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nayaab, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nayaab by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nayaab was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4267 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4311 | 20 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4083 | 34 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2196 | 29 | 4 |
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- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Nayaab: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nayaab in the UK right now?
In 2021, Nayaab was ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Nayaab most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 10 babies registered as Nayaab in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nayaab in the UK?
A total of 92 babies have been registered as Nayaab across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.