Araf
#11,980 most common boys' name of all time · #30,663 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2006–2025
Rank among boys
#11,980
Rank overall
#30,663 of 105,966
First appeared
2006
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
191
Since 2016
112
Peak year
2023 #5,863
Best rank
#5,863 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Araf first appears in 2006. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,709 |
| 2024 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,737 |
| 2023 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,863 |
| 2022 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,154 |
| 2021 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,646 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,396 |
| 2019 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,088 |
| 2018 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,054 |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,477 |
| 2016 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,685 |
| 2015 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,957 |
| 2014 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,495 |
| 2013 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,568 |
| 2012 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,600 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,664 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,818 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,929 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,547 |