The baby name Nayab is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /naːˈjɑːb/ (NAH-YAHB or NAY-ab).
The baby name Nayab is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /naːˈjɑːb/ (NAH-YAHB or NAY-ab).
Nayab is Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Nayab is a Persian-origin given name and adjective (Persian/Urdu: نایاب) meaning “rare, hard to find, precious.” It derives from the Persian prefix nā- “not” and yāb, from yāftan “to find,” literally “not found.” Through Persian it entered Urdu and is widely understood across South Asian languages that absorbed many Persian loanwords.
As a personal name, Nayab gained currency in the 20th century in Pakistan and North India and today appears across the wider diaspora; it is unisex, though more commonly borne by girls. Literary usage is older, occurring in classical Persian and Urdu poetry to praise incomparable beauty or priceless jewels. Common variants and transliterations include Nayyab, Naayab, and Nayyab; in Devanagari it may appear as नायाब. The sense aligns with Arabic Nādir (“rare”), though the forms are distinct.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #90 | 5 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2017 | #189 | 2 | 1,544 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #268 | 7 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #311 | 5 | 2,600 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #376 | 21 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #493 | 61 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #497 | 19 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #531 | 23 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #575 | 196 | 18,755 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #615 | 17 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #676 | 32 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #789 | 147 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #846 | 36 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #921 | 5 | 9,057 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #925 | 77 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,003 | 90 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,183 | 448 | 28,008 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Nayab is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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