Boys' name · since 2008
Rafan
133 babies named Rafan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rafan currently ranks #13014 among boys' names in America, with 133 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafan has been recorded 133 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #13014 nationally and more common than 7% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #15,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,014 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafan ranks #15,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,014 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 133 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rafan's 133 recorded births place it above 65.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rafan compares
133 30th percentile among 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
Rafan's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rafan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rafan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rafan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rafan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Rafan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 83% of the file).
2010s was Rafan's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Rafan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (83% of all-time use).
Rafan by state
Where Rafan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 13.5% |
18 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rafan's data
- Rafan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rafans (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rafan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Rafan 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.