US rank #11470 Boys' name Peak 2009 169 births

Zarif — #11470 US boys' name

169 babies named Zarif in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s512010s852020s23
#11470
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zarif was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zarif in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarif

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Zarif between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zarif currently holds the #11470 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarif shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zarif in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarif 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 169 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.

Zarif at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,470

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 20242019201620132010200620031996 5

Zarif by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 50% of Zarif's all-time total
1990s102000s512010s852020s23

Zarif by state

Where Zarif concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zarif
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
14 8.3%
New York share of Zarif's total US births 8.3%

14 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarif?
169 babies have been named Zarif since 1996. It currently ranks #11470 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Zarif most popular?
Zarif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Zarif most popular?
The top states for the name Zarif are New York (14 births).
How long has the name Zarif been used?
Zarif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zarek, Zarion, Zarian, Zarius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.