UK boy's name
Aarif
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aarif is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Aarif popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 5 births.
This profile covers 41 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 41 living people in the UK are called Aarif. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aarif ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 5 boys were registered as Aarif.
- • About 41 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aarif as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2014
5 births
Estimated living
41
2026
Popularity
Aarif over time
The chart below shows babies named Aarif registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aarif, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aarif by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aarif was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4358 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3772 | 13 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3719 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2714 | 10 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Aarif
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Aarif: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aarif in the UK right now?
In 2024, Aarif was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Aarif most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 5 babies registered as Aarif in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aarif in the UK?
A total of 41 babies have been registered as Aarif across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.