Iffah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IF-fa
- Origin
- Arabic
Iffah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “modesty, chastity”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iffah mean?
Arabic: Arabic iffa
“modesty, chastity”
Arabic word for modesty, chastity and self-restraint.
Is Iffah a girl's or a boy's name?
Iffah is a girls' name.
How popular is Iffah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Iffah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iffah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
Names like Iffah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Farah Hibah Zainab Izzah Sumayyah Umaymah Aaminah Samah Summer Umamah
Names related to Iffah
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, “Iffah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iffah, updated 20 October 2026.