Raffi vs Rafe

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

Name A

Raffi

Boy name · Rank #6547

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1310

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Metric Raffi Rafe
Current Rank #6547 #1310
Total Births (all years) 839 2,935
Peak Year 1988 2025
Peak Year Births 27 179
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raffi Rafe
1880s - 11
1890s - 6
1910s - 38
1920s - 40
1930s - 30
1940s - 18
1950s - 36
1960s 45 174
1970s 114 122
1980s 162 160
1990s 169 154
2000s 129 625
2010s 135 783
2020s 85 738

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raffi Rafe
2014 16 94
2015 11 83
2016 20 87
2017 11 87
2018 13 61
2019 14 71
2020 11 70
2021 14 92
2022 23 123
2023 8 125
2024 13 149
2025 16 179

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, 1962–2025.

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