Atif
Atif is an Arabic masculine given name generally used in the Muslim world, it means "the kind one".
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Atif
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atif is an Arabic masculine given name generally used in the Muslim world, it means "the kind one".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Atif
Atif first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1981: 18 births, good for #2,569 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Atifs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,781 among baby boy names with 11 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 509 Atifs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Atif
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Names that sound like Atif
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About the name Atif
Atif is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 509 births in the dataset. Atif's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #2,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Atif'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.