How Many People Are Named Zarifa?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Zarifa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Zarifa peaked in popularity in 1979 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zarifa 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 Zarifa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zarifa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1979
8 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zarifa
Zarifa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zarifa as a female name
Ranked #17,948 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1979 (8 births)
Zarifa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zarifa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 18 babies were registered. Zarifa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zarifa by Decade
How has Zarifa 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.
Zarifa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zarifa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zarifa
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zarifa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zarifa?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Zarifa 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 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Zarifa a common name?
Zarifa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zarifa most popular?
Zarifa reached peak popularity in 1979, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zarifa is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zarifa a female name?
Zarifa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zarifa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zarifa Smith, Zarifa Johnson, Zarifa 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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