Nayef (Arabic: نايف) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
Nayef Mubarak Al Khater, Qatari footballer
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933–2012), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Nayef Rajoub, Palestinian politician
Surname:
Badr Salem Nayef, Qatari weightlifter
Muhammad bin Nayef, Saudi politician
Prince Asem bin Al Nayef, Jordanian prince
Saud bin Nayef, Saudi diplomat
Talal Nayef, Kuwaiti footballer
Nayef formerly Abdeel Lao Bangsamoro people from Mindanao Island Philippines.
;Nayef, Means is a Nakkuda in Meranau dialect.