Arafat
#11,962 most common boys' name of all time · #30,663 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1970–2025
Rank among boys
#11,962
Rank overall
#30,663 of 105,966
First appeared
1970
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
191
Since 2016
103
Peak year
2011 #6,365
Best rank
#5,303 1970
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Arafat first appears in 1970. 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 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,900 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,371 |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,395 |
| 2022 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,901 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,216 |
| 2020 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,743 |
| 2019 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,109 |
| 2018 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,759 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,102 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,831 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,937 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,296 |
| 2013 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,722 |
| 2011 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,365 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,077 |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,132 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,252 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,885 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,854 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,409 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,988 |
| 1970 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,303 |