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 #1310

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Name B

Rafeal

Boy name

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Metric Rafe Rafeal
Current Rank #1310 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,935 925
Peak Year 2025 1989
Peak Year Births 179 43
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1930

Births by Decade

Decade Rafe Rafeal
1880s 11 -
1890s 6 -
1910s 38 -
1920s 40 -
1930s 30 5
1940s 18 -
1950s 36 41
1960s 174 56
1970s 122 168
1980s 160 346
1990s 154 139
2000s 625 105
2010s 783 59
2020s 738 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 149 -
2025 179 -

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, 1880–2025.

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