Rafi vs Rafe

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

Name A

Rafi

Boy name · Rank #3185

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Name B

Rafe

Boy name · Rank #1310

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Metric Rafi Rafe
Current Rank #3185 #1310
Total Births (all years) 734 2,935
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 43 179
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rafi Rafe
1880s - 11
1890s - 6
1910s - 38
1920s - 40
1930s - 30
1940s - 18
1950s - 36
1960s - 174
1970s 46 122
1980s 74 160
1990s 101 154
2000s 149 625
2010s 182 783
2020s 182 738

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafi Rafe
2014 23 94
2015 18 83
2016 15 87
2017 22 87
2018 24 61
2019 23 71
2020 26 70
2021 23 92
2022 29 123
2023 23 125
2024 38 149
2025 43 179

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, 1974–2025.

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