Aatif
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-tif
- Origin
- Arabic
Aatif is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “affectionate, compassionate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aatif mean?
Arabic: spelling of Atif; from Arabic atif
“affectionate, compassionate”
Meaning borrowed from Atif.
Is Aatif a girl's or a boy's name?
Aatif is a boys' name.
How popular is Aatif in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aatif in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Aatif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Aatif
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Azeem, Abdur, Asad, Aamir, Fahad, Habib, Umair, Arif, Haseeb, Zohaib, Qasim
Names related to Aatif
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Aatif: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aatif, updated 20 October 2026.