Rafan vs Rafe

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

Name A

Rafan

Boy name

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1311

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Metric Rafan Rafe
Current Rank Unranked #1311
Total Births (all years) 128 2,754
Peak Year 2015 2024
Peak Year Births 17 148
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rafan Rafe
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 6
1910ss — 38
1920ss — 40
1930ss — 30
1940ss — 18
1950ss — 36
1960ss — 174
1970ss — 122
1980ss — 160
1990ss — 154
2000ss 13 624
2010ss 110 783
2020ss 5 558

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafan Rafe
2014 8 94
2015 17 83
2016 — 87
2017 10 87
2018 14 61
2019 10 71
2020 — 70
2021 5 92
2022 — 123
2023 — 125
2024 — 148

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, 2008–2021.

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