Boys' name · since 1966
Raef
Raef has 380 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,526 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raef is the #6526 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 380 recorded since 1966.
Raef has 380 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6526 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #9,308 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,526 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raef ranks #9,308 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,526 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 380 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,526 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raef's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
How Raef compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raef's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raef's full recorded timeline at 2011, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Raef by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (172 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Raef's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Raef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (45% of all-time use).
Raef by state
Where Raef concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raef's data
- Raef's decade-level peak was the 2000s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Colorado records the most Raefs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raef draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.