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Arif

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Arif has been given to about 714 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 669
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arif per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 21
  • Born in 202510
  • All time714
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Arif?

Its best year was 2007, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 4508th. The typical living American called Arif is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Arif

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ari0.71
  2. Aric0.71
  3. Arin0.71
  4. Aris0.71
  5. Arie0.66
  6. Artis0.60
  7. Arvin0.60
  8. Arlin0.60

Middle names for Arif

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arif Paul0.77
  2. Arif John0.77
  3. Arif Lee0.77
  4. Arif Dean0.76
  5. Arif Blake0.76
  6. Arif Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Arif

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.80
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.80
  4. Daliasister · 0.79
  5. Chanasister · 0.79
  6. Noemisister · 0.79

Where Arif is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arif Reyes0.72
    2. Arif Nguyen0.72
    3. Arif Moore0.72
    4. Arif Lee0.72
    5. Arif Hall0.72
    6. Arif Green0.72

    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 Arif

    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.