In the world, النايف (النايف 
) is a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly given name. The forename النايف is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, Oman, where it is a rare masculine name, and Syria. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq. More frequently, النايف is the last name as well as the forename.