Girls' name · since 1974
Zarifa
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Zarifa, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zarifa currently ranks #15346 among girls' names in America, with 34 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarifa has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #15346 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #39,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,346 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarifa ranks #39,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,346 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #39,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zarifa's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zarifa compares
34 12th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zarifa's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarifa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zarifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zarifa splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zarifa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Zarifa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Zarifa's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zarifa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zarifa's data
- Zarifa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zarifa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Zarifa 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.