Arifah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AA-ri-fa
- Origin
- Arabic
Arifah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “knowing, wise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arifah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Arifa; feminine of Arif
“knowing, wise”
In Sufi tradition an arif is a person who has gained deep spiritual knowledge of God.
Meaning borrowed from Arifa.
Is Arifah a girl's or a boy's name?
Arifah is a girls' name.
How popular is Arifah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Arifah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arifah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Arifah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Aaminah Aakifah Farah Umaymah Hibah Umamah Azeemah Sumayyah Aafiyah Ruqayyah Afrah
Names related to Arifah
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
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, “Arifah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arifah, updated 20 October 2026.