The first name Ashraf

In 2025, 16 boys were named Ashraf, making it the 1,613th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 25 births (#633).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ashraf with other names.

In 2025, 29 boys born in the United States were named Ashraf, the 3,763rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1988, when 35 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Ashraf Marwan
  Egyptian businessman, 1944–2007
• Ashraf Dehghani
  Amongst the most well known Iranian female Communist revolutionary and member of the Irani, born 1948
• Ashraf Amaya
  American basketball player (born 1971)
• Ashraf Abdel Baky
  Egyptian actor, born 1963
• Achref Abada
  Algerian footballer (born 1999)
• Aschraf El Mahdioui
  Dutch association football player, born 1996

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Ashraf mean?

Borrowed from Arabic أَشْرَف (ʔašraf)

What is the origin of the name Ashraf?

Borrowed from Arabic أَشْرَف (ʔašraf)

How popular is the name Ashraf?

In 2025, 16 boys born in England and Wales were named Ashraf, ranking 1,613th. Its peak was 1996, with 25 births.

Is Ashraf a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 952 US babies named Ashraf since 1880 were boys.

When was Ashraf most popular?

1988 in the United States, when 35 babies were named Ashraf, its highest rank at 1,880th.

How do you pronounce Ashraf?

Ashraf is /ˈæʃɹæf/, 2 syllables.

Is Ashraf also a surname?

Yes. Ashraf is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.