Raffaele vs Rafe

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

Name A

Raffaele

Boy name · Rank #5239

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1311

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Metric Raffaele Rafe
Current Rank #5239 #1311
Total Births (all years) 1,058 2,754
Peak Year 1969 2024
Peak Year Births 24 148
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raffaele Rafe
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 6
1900ss 6 —
1910ss 67 38
1920ss 46 40
1930ss 10 30
1940ss — 18
1950ss 21 36
1960ss 141 174
1970ss 192 122
1980ss 144 160
1990ss 130 154
2000ss 120 624
2010ss 121 783
2020ss 60 558

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raffaele Rafe
2014 11 94
2015 14 83
2016 17 87
2017 10 87
2018 12 61
2019 13 71
2020 14 70
2021 6 92
2022 8 123
2023 14 125
2024 18 148

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, 1908–2024.

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