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Arfa

100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Arfa has been given to about 214 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 212
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arfa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 22
  • Born in 202516
  • All time214
  • England & Wales, 202526

How popular is Arfa?

Its best year was 2012, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5919th. The typical living American called Arfa is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Arfa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arya0.75
  2. Ara0.75
  3. Ava0.70
  4. Aria0.70
  5. Alva0.70
  6. Alpha0.68
  7. Ariya0.67
  8. Anna0.56

Middle names for Arfa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arfa Josephine0.84
  2. Arfa Rose0.83
  3. Arfa Louise0.83
  4. Arfa June0.82
  5. Arfa Pearl0.82
  6. Arfa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Arfa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westynbrother · 0.84
  2. Matheobrother · 0.84
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.83
  4. Emilianasister · 0.83
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.83
  6. Neriahsister · 0.83

Where Arfa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arfa White0.78
    2. Arfa Reyes0.78
    3. Arfa Nguyen0.78
    4. Arfa Moore0.78
    5. Arfa Lee0.78
    6. Arfa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arfa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.