Boys' name · since 2004
Aref
Aref has 25 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aref is the #11341 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Aref recorded 25 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #11341 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #27,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,341 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aref ranks #27,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,341 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aref's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aref compares
25 10th 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
Aref's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aref | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aref's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aref's full recorded timeline at 2024, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aref popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Aref by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Aref's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Aref births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aref's data
- Aref's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aref: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Aref 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.