Raef vs Raeford

Side-by-side comparison of Raef and Raeford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Raef

Boy name · Rank #9126

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Raeford

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Metric Raef Raeford
Current Rank #9126 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 367 613
Peak Year 2002 1941
Peak Year Births 38 21
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Raef Raeford
1910ss — 57
1920ss — 122
1930ss — 118
1940ss — 132
1950ss — 117
1960ss 5 35
1970ss — 25
1980ss — 7
1990ss 24 —
2000ss 172 —
2010ss 123 —
2020ss 43 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raef Raeford
2014 9 —
2015 10 —
2016 13 —
2017 10 —
2018 8 —
2019 10 —
2020 5 —
2021 8 —
2022 10 —
2023 12 —
2024 8 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1966–2024.

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