Ashraf is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ashraf in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
About the Name Ashraf
Ashraf is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1222 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #633 in 1996 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ashraf is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ashraf
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Ashraf per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ashraf in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ashraf is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1222 places over the last five years to #1460 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ashraf is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ashraf include: Ashraf Tai β Muhammad Ashraf Tai is a martial arts grandmaster, a 10th degree Dan (Black Belt), the 2-time Afro-Asian Martial Arts Champion, the 9-time Pakistan Karate...; Bilal Ashraf β Bilal Ashraf is a Pakistani actor, producer, and visual effects director.; Ashraf Ghani β Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his....
Ashraf does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Ashrafs in the wild.
18
UK babies named Ashraf (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1222 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ashraf
Likely around 1 other Ashraf in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ashraf
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Ashraf Tai is a martial arts grandmaster, a 10th degree Dan (Black Belt), the 2-time Afro-Asian Martial Arts Champion, the 9-time Pakistan Karate Champion, and one of the most famous Grandmasters in Pakistan's history.
Bilal Ashraf is a Pakistani actor, producer, and visual effects director. After studying visual effects at Franklin Marshall College, he started his career as a visual effects director and then pursued his career in acting after making a brief appearance in the 2014 thriller O21.
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021. Ghani was born in Logar, then part of the Kingdom of Afghanistan.
Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan, known as Ashraf Marwan, was an Egyptian official who was alleged to have spied for the Israeli Mossad, though former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak later denied the claim. Other accounts contend that he served as a double agent for Egypt, providing misleading information to Israel.
Shah Ashraf Hotak, also known as Shah Ashraf Ghilji or Ghilzay (Ψ΄Ψ§Ω Ψ§Ψ΄Ψ±Ω ΨΊΩΨ¬Ω), was an Afghan ruler who reigned as Shah of Iran from 1725 to 1729. He was a member of the Hotak tribe of the Ghilji Pashtuns, who revolted against the declining Safavid dynasty of Iran and conquered the capital Isfahan in 1722.