Arife
Arife is a female given name: 98% of people named Arife are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, Kosovo, Albania
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Arife
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Arife," in English, "Guten Tag Arife," in German. Arife is a female given name: about 98% of people named Arife are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Arife,
German
Guten Tag Arife,
French
Bonjour Arife,
Spanish
Estimado/a Arife:
Chinese
Arife您好：
Japanese
Arife様
English
Hi Arife,
German
Hi Arife,
French
Salut Arife,
Spanish
Hola Arife,
Chinese
Arife你好：
Japanese
Arifeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Arife a male or female name?
Arife is a female given name: 98% of people named Arife are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Arife in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Arife," in English, "Guten Tag Arife," in German. Arife is a female given name: about 98% of people named Arife are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Arife a unisex name?
Arife is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Arife are men. Arife leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Arife a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arife (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_arife,
title = {Is Arife a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arife},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}