Araf
Boy · a-RAAF · Arabic
Araf is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the heights”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Araf mean?
Arabic: from al-A'raf
“the heights”
Al-A'raf, 'The Heights', is the title of the seventh surah of the Qur'an.
- Say it
- a-RAAF
Is Araf a girl's or a boy's name?
Araf is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Araf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Araf, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Araf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Araf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Araf in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Araf, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Araf in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Araf in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
Names like Araf
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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