Rafe vs Rafeal

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

Name A

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1311

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Name B

Rafeal

Boy name

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Metric Rafe Rafeal
Current Rank #1311 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,754 925
Peak Year 2024 1989
Peak Year Births 148 43
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1930

Births by Decade

Decade Rafe Rafeal
1880ss 11 —
1890ss 6 —
1910ss 38 —
1920ss 40 —
1930ss 30 5
1940ss 18 —
1950ss 36 41
1960ss 174 56
1970ss 122 168
1980ss 160 346
1990ss 154 139
2000ss 624 105
2010ss 783 59
2020ss 558 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafe Rafeal
2014 94 9
2015 83 6
2016 87 6
2017 87 —
2018 61 —
2019 71 7
2020 70 6
2021 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, 1880–2024.

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