Tasrif
An Arabic name meaning the conjugation of verbs.
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Tasrif. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tasrif today is around 3 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tasrif births was 2023 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tasrif. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tasrif. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2023
6 babies that year
Average age
3
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,071
Tracked since 2023
Popularity
Tasrif: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Tasrif by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tasrif during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Geography
Where Tasrifs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tasrif
The name Tasrif has its origins in the Arabic language, where it is derived from the root word 'صرف' (sarafa), which means 'to turn' or 'to change'. The name likely emerged in the Middle East during the time when Arabic culture and language flourished, around the 7th to 13th centuries CE.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Tasrif can be found in the works of renowned Arabic grammarians and linguists, who used the term to refer to the process of deriving new words from root words through various morphological patterns. The name became associated with scholars and intellectuals who studied and mastered the intricate rules of Arabic morphology and grammar.
In the 9th century CE, a prominent Arabic grammarian named Abu'l-Qasim Mahmud bin Umar az-Zamakhshari, also known as al-Zamakhshari or Jarullah, wrote an influential treatise on Arabic grammar titled "Al-Mufassal fi Ilm al-Arabiyyah" (The Detailed Book on Arabic Grammar). This work extensively covered the concept of tasrif, or the systematic derivation of words from their roots.
Another notable figure who bore the name Tasrif was a 12th-century Persian philosopher and polymath, Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdadi, also known as Tasrif al-Baghdadi. He made significant contributions to various fields, including logic, mathematics, and natural sciences.
In the 13th century, a renowned Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic from Persia, Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Hafiz al-Bukhari, was also known by the name Tasrif al-Bukhari. He was renowned for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and his teachings on Sufism.
During the Ottoman Empire period, there was a famous Turkish poet and mystic named Tasrif Ali Efendi, who lived in the 16th century. He was known for his poetic works and his contributions to the development of Turkish literature and Sufi thought.
These are just a few examples of notable figures throughout history who bore the name Tasrif, reflecting its association with intellectual pursuits, particularly in the fields of linguistics, grammar, philosophy, and mysticism within the Islamic world.
People
Tasrif + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tasrif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tasrif: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tasrif?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tasrif going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Tasrif a common name?
We classify Tasrif as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tasrif most popular?
The single biggest year for Tasrif was 2023, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tasrif is about 3 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tasrif in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tasrif a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tasrif in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tasrif still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tasrif in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tasrif can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Tasrif?
Want to know how many people have the name Tasrif? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.