Atif
Boy · AH-tif · Arabic
Atif is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “affectionate, compassionate”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Atif mean?
Arabic: from Arabic atif
“affectionate, compassionate”
- Say it
- AH-tif
Is Atif a girl's or a boy's name?
Atif is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Atif in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Atif, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 25 boys.
2025 had more boys named Atif than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Atif in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Atif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Atif in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Atif in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atif in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Names like Atif
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