Recorded 2016–2020 Boys' name Peak 2016 27 births

Aaraf — boys' name

27 babies named Aaraf in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s222020s5
2010s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Aaraf was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aaraf in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaraf

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Aaraf between 2016 and 2020, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aaraf currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaraf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aaraf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaraf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaraf at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

27

Since 2016

5 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2016

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2020

Aaraf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2016

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4681012 2020201820172016 10

Aaraf by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 81% of Aaraf's all-time total
2010s222020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaraf?
27 babies have been named Aaraf since 2016. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Aaraf most popular?
Aaraf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Aaraf been used?
Aaraf has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 5 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Aaraf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarav, Aarush, Aaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2016–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.