UK girl's name
Arefa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arefa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Arefa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3262, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 4 births.
This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1997 to 2001. 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 8 living people in the UK are called Arefa. 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 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arefa ranked #3262 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 4 girls were registered as Arefa.
- • About 8 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arefa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3262
2001
Births in 2001
4
Latest year
Peak year
1997
4 births
Estimated living
8
2026
Popularity
Arefa over time
The chart below shows babies named Arefa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2001. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arefa, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2001, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arefa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arefa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3262 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3174 | 4 | 1 |
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Names similar to Arefa
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- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Arefa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arefa in the UK right now?
In 2001, Arefa was ranked #3262 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Arefa most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 4 babies registered as Arefa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arefa in the UK?
A total of 8 babies have been registered as Arefa across the 2 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.