Fun Facts About the Name Efat
- 22 babies named Efat: U.S. records list 22 babies given the name Efat from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Efat Mean?
Efat is a Latin-alphabet spelling of the Arabic feminine name Iffat (عِفَّة, ʿiffah), which means "chastity," "modesty," or "virtue." The Arabic noun is built on the root ʿ-f-f, whose basic sense is restraint and self-control, especially in sexual conduct; the related adjective ʿafīf ("chaste, upright") is used of men as well. As a personal name, Iffat names a moral quality rather than a person, place, or object. The initial E- reflects transliteration habits in Persian (عفت, Effat), Turkish (İffet), and South Asian usage, since Arabic script marks the ʿayn consonant but does not separate the vowels written in English as i and e. The name is not related to the biblical place name Ephrathah (Hebrew Efrat), which it resembles in sound.
Efat Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Arabic custom of forming women's names from abstract nouns: ʿiffah, "chastity," stands beside names such as Rahma ("mercy") and Niʿma ("blessing"). The root ʿ-f-f appears in the Qur'an in verses about self-restraint, and the noun ʿiffah became a standard term in Islamic ethical and legal writing, which helped the name travel widely in Muslim societies.
Since the Arabic spelling does not show whether the first vowel is i or e, Latin-alphabet forms include Iffat, Effat, Ifat, and Efat. Persian uses Effat, Ottoman and modern Turkish use İffet, and the name is also common in Egypt, Iran, and South Asia, where the E- spellings are typical.
A well-known bearer was Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan (1916 - 2000), wife of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who worked in girls' education; Effat University in Jeddah is named after her. The same spelling also occurs as a place name - Ifat, a medieval Muslim sultanate in the Horn of Africa - which is a separate toponym.
How Popular is the Name Efat?
Efat has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #10,321 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,321 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #13,898 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,598 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Efat Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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