There are two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(22)H(14)FN(3), which differ slightly in the relative orientations of the naphthyl and phenyl groups with respect to the pyridyl ring framework. In one mol-ecule, the naphthyl ring system and the phenyl ring form dihedral of angles 56.50 (2) and 48.23 (3)°, respectively, with the pyridyl ring plane. In the other mol-ecule, the corresponding dihedral angles are 50.01 (2) and 51.1 (3)°, respectively. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds connect the independent mol-ecules into dimers.