Atifa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-tee-fah
- Origin
- Arabic
Atifa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “affectionate, compassionate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Atifa mean?
Arabic: feminine of Atif, Arabic 'atif
“affectionate, compassionate”
Is Atifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Atifa is a girls' name.
How popular is Atifa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Atifa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atifa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Atifa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Humaira, Faiza, Safia, Aysha, Salma, Saba, Areeba, Sabiha, Samira, Safa, Aaliyah
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, “Atifa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atifa, updated 20 October 2026.