Boys' name · since 1996
Rafay
Rafay has 293 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rafay is the #10106 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 293 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafay has been recorded 293 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #10106 nationally and more common than 27% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #10,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,106 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 293 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafay ranks #10,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,106 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 293 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rafay's 293 recorded births place it above 76.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rafay compares
293 45th 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
Rafay's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rafay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rafay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rafay's full recorded timeline at 2012, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rafay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Rafay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Rafay's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Rafay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (35% of all-time use).
Rafay by state
Where Rafay concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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What to do with Rafay's data
- Rafay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rafays (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rafay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Rafay 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.