Alifa
Alifa is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.
Meaning & Origin of Alifa
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Alifa is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.
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The Story of Alifa
Alifa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2016, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 7 Alifas were born — ranking #12,873 that year. As of 2026, Alifa ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Alifas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alifa
Alifa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Alifa's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #12,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Alifa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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