Aakifa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AA-ki-fa
- Origin
- Arabic
Aakifa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “devoted; dedicated to worship”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aakifa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aakifah; feminine of Aakif
“devoted; dedicated to worship”
From the same Arabic root as i'tikaf, the practice of staying in a mosque for devotion.
Meaning borrowed from Aakifah.
Is Aakifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Aakifa is a girls' name.
How popular is Aakifa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 girls.
Aakifa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
Names like Aakifa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Abeeha, Aaliyah, Amira, Rahma, Hiba, Zainab, Safiya, Hafsa, Rumaysa, Ruqayyah, Khadija
Names related to Aakifa
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aakifa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aakifa, updated 20 October 2026.