Recorded 2006–2018 Boys' name Peak 2008 24 births

Jarif — boys' name

24 babies named Jarif in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s11

The verdict

24 boys have been named Jarif since 2006, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

24
total births
2006–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jarif was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jarif in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarif

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Jarif between 2006 and 2018, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarif currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarif performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jarif shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jarif in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarif 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 24 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.

Jarif at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

24

Since 2006

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2006

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jarif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2006

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018201320082006 6

Jarif by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 54% of Jarif's all-time total
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Jarif by state

Where Jarif concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jarif
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 62.5%
New York share of Jarif's total US births 62.5%

15 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarif?
24 babies have been named Jarif since 2006. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Jarif most popular?
Jarif was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jarif most popular?
The top states for the name Jarif are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Jarif been used?
Jarif has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 13 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jarif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, 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, 2006–2018 (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.