Girl · #12,196 in 2026

Arifa

Name: Popularity of the name Arifa in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Arifa, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

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Current Rank

#12,196

Peak Rank

#12,196 (2021)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1985

First Year

2021

Last Year

2021

Peak Year

#12196

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Arifa

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Arifa

Arifa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 7 births, good for #12,196 nationwide. About 39% of every Arifa on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Arifa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 33 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

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51-100

101-500

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Where is Arifa most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

Bangladesh
50%
Pakistan
22%
India
15%
Indonesia
7%
SA
6%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Arifa

Phonetically similar names — useful when Arifa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Arifa

What does the name Arifa mean?

How popular is Arifa in 2026?

In 2026, Arifa ranks #12,196 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Arifa most popular?

Arifa reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #12,196 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Arifa a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Arifa is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Arifa?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Arifa include Genovia, Rossella, Jahan. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Arifa

Arifa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Arifa's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #12,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Arifa'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.