Rafferty vs Rafe

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

Name A

Rafferty

Boy name · Rank #5118

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1311

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Metric Rafferty Rafe
Current Rank #5118 #1311
Total Births (all years) 269 2,754
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 19 148
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rafferty Rafe
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 6
1910ss — 38
1920ss — 40
1930ss — 30
1940ss — 18
1950ss — 36
1960ss — 174
1970ss — 122
1980ss 10 160
1990ss 10 154
2000ss 71 624
2010ss 98 783
2020ss 80 558

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafferty Rafe
2014 11 94
2015 12 83
2016 10 87
2017 10 87
2018 6 61
2019 9 71
2020 15 70
2021 18 92
2022 11 123
2023 17 125
2024 19 148

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, 1987–2024.

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