Rifat — boys' name

What the Data Says About Rifat

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Rifat between 1993 and 2012, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rifat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rifat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rifat shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rifat 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 56 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.