Rafeal vs Rafe

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

Name A

Rafeal

Boy name

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1311

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafeal Rafe
2014 9 94
2015 6 83
2016 6 87
2017 — 87
2018 — 61
2019 7 71
2020 6 70
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, 1930–2020.

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