How Many People Are Named Arafat?
people named Arafat are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,818,004 people in the US has this name
Based on 191 babies named Arafat in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Arafat in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arafat alive today is about 12 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arafat first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2011, to 13 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arafat has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,759, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #6,832.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,832 |
| Best rank | #4,759 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,596 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arafat alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arafat were born in New York than in any other state: about 23 of those alive today.
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