Rifat
Rifat or Rifaat is both a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Rifat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rifat or Rifaat is both a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
The Story of Rifat
American parents first put Rifat on the record books as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 7 Rifats were born — ranking #7,874 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Rifats. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 56 Rifats have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rifat
Rifat is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Rifat's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #7,874. Use the chart and map above to compare Rifat'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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