Boys' name · since 1970
Arafat
Arafat has 191 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,230 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
191 babies have been named Arafat since 1970, making it today's #6892 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Arafat recorded 191 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #6892 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #13,230 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,892 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 191 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arafat ranks #13,230 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,892 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 191 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,230 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arafat's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arafat compares
191 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arafat's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arafat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 191 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arafat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arafat's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arafat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Arafat by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Arafat's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Arafat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (43% of all-time use).
Arafat by state
Where Arafat concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 12.0% |
23 of 191 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arafat's data
- Arafat's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arafats (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arafat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arafat draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.