Effat
Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan was a Turkish-born education activist and Saudi princess who was the most prominent wife of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. She is sometimes called Queen Iffat or Princess Iffat. She is known for her efforts in the improvement of Saudi education. She was the founder of Taif model school and the first girl's college in Saudi Arabia.
Meaning & Origin of Effat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan was a Turkish-born education activist and Saudi princess who was the most prominent wife of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. She is sometimes called Queen Iffat or Princess Iffat. She is known for her efforts in the improvement of Saudi education. She was the founder of Taif model school and the first girl's college in Saudi Arabia.
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The Story of Effat
Effat first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 14 Effats were born — ranking #7,565 that year. As of 2026, Effat ranks #7,565 for baby girls with 14 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Effats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Effat
Phonetically similar names — useful when Effat is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Effet
- Efit
- Effete
- Efate
- Offutt
- Ifat
- Afit
- Effort
- Afoot
- Eft
- Effed
- Efa
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About the name Effat
Effat is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Effat's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,565. Use the chart and map above to compare Effat'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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