Rafia vs Raffaela

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

Name A

Rafia

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Name B

Raffaela

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Metric Rafia Raffaela
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 105 756
Peak Year 2002 1922
Peak Year Births 11 34
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1988 1898

Births by Decade

Decade Rafia Raffaela
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 30
1910ss — 175
1920ss — 221
1930ss — 125
1940ss — 75
1950ss — 24
1960ss — 10
1970ss — 41
1980ss 6 18
1990ss 46 5
2000ss 42 11
2010ss 11 —
2020ss — 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rafia Raffaela
2015 6 —
2017 5 —
2020 — 6
2023 — 5

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, 1988–2017.

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