Nayef (Arabic: نايف) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Nayef Aguerd (born 1996), Moroccan football player
- Nayef Hawatmeh, founder of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Nayef Mubarak Al Khater, Qatari football player
- Nayef Rajoub, Palestinian politician
- Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1933–2012), Saudi royal
- Nayef bin Ahmed Al Saud (born 1965), Saudi royal and security officer
- Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi (born 1963) Saudi Arabian diplomat
Surname
- Prince Asem bin Al Nayef, Jordanian prince
- Badr Salem Nayef, Qatari weightlifter
- Talal Nayef, Kuwaiti footballer
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