UK girl's name
Arifah
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.
Arifah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Arifah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 12 births.
This profile covers 110 England and Wales registrations across 22 recorded years from 1997 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 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 109 living people in the UK are called Arifah. 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
- • Arifah ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 12 girls were registered as Arifah.
- • About 109 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arifah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
12 births
Estimated living
109
2026
Popularity
Arifah over time
The chart below shows babies named Arifah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 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 Arifah, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arifah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arifah 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 | #5692 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4116 | 50 | 9 |
| 2000s | #3546 | 46 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3200 | 8 | 2 |
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- 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
Arifah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arifah in the UK right now?
In 2024, Arifah was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Arifah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 12 babies registered as Arifah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arifah in the UK?
A total of 110 babies have been registered as Arifah across the 22 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.