Arafat
Boy name
Arafat meaning
A plain twelve miles south west of Makkah where pilgrims spend a day performing special worship of Allah during the Hajj.
Arafat at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
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- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- عرفاتAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #7,224 in 2024
Arafat popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 2010 | #10,765 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,616 | 12 |
| 2024 | #7,224 | 11 |
All 21 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1989 | #7,906 | 5 |
| 1998 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 2005 | #11,471 | 5 |
| 2008 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2009 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2010 | #10,765 | 6 |
| 2011 | #6,255 | 13 |
| 2013 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2014 | #8,129 | 9 |
| 2015 | #10,642 | 6 |
| 2016 | #6,723 | 12 |
| 2017 | #10,774 | 6 |
| 2018 | #7,613 | 10 |
| 2019 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,616 | 12 |
| 2021 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2022 | #7,764 | 10 |
| 2023 | #7,285 | 11 |
| 2024 | #7,224 | 11 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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