How Many People Are Named Arif?
An estimated 684 people in the United States have the first name Arif. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Arif peaked in popularity in 2007 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arif as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arif paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
684
About 1 in 501,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2007
21 births
Total Registered
704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arif
Arif is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 704 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Arif as a male name
Ranked #5,903 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (21 births)
Arif: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arif span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 159 babies were registered. While Arif is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Arif by Decade
How has Arif tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arif by State
Arif + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arif: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arif?
We estimate approximately 684 people named Arif are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 501,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Arif a common name?
Arif is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arif most popular?
Arif reached peak popularity in 2007, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arif is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arif a male name?
Arif is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arif Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arif Smith, Arif Johnson, Arif Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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