Arafat is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2011 and remains in steady use.
Arafat is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,836 for boy births in the United States (and #14,393 across all names), given to 12 babies. Arafat first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2011 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #6,836 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,292 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,319 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,804 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,651 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #8,960 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,657 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #10,878 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,754 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,185 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,631 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,279 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #10,861 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #9,934 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,069 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #11,590 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,612 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #7,982 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,512 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #4,761 |