Arif is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Arif is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,717 for boy births in the United States (and #16,161 across all names), given to 10 babies. Arif first appears in 1968 and peaked in 2007 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #7,717 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #5,928 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #6,249 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,509 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,223 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,128 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,431 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #6,057 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #9,768 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,637 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,698 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,328 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,573 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,497 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,541 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #9,760 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #6,831 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,789 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,508 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,318 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,251 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,023 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #4,624 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,516 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #4,490 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,595 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #4,168 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #4,029 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #3,892 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,627 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #4,297 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,303 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #4,029 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,677 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #3,337 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #3,793 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #3,824 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #3,532 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #2,844 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #3,013 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #3,813 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,718 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #2,794 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,299 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #3,873 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #3,104 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #4,868 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #2,938 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,625 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #2,712 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,351 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #3,337 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #3,466 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,610 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,120 |