Boys' name · since 1991
Rafat
40 babies named Rafat in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Rafat since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rafat has 40 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2016.
- #23,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafat ranks #23,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rafat's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rafat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rafat splits its recorded history at 2003: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rafat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2016
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rafat by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Rafat's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rafat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (45% of all-time use).
Rafat by state
Where Rafat concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 12.5% |
5 of 40 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rafat's data
- Rafat's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rafats (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rafat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1991–2016 (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 Rafat 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.