Rafeef — #8802 US girls' name
128 babies named Rafeef in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
72% of everyone ever named Rafeef was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Rafeef in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rafeef
The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Rafeef between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rafeef currently holds the #8802 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rafeef performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rafeef shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rafeef in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 128 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Rafeef at a glance
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Current rank
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Rafeef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009
- Peak year (2017)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
Currently ranks #8802 among girls.
128 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 13 births in a single year.
Rafeef by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 92 births that decade — 72% of Rafeef's all-time total
Rafeef decade highlights
- Peak decade 92 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rafeef's strongest decade
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 72% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.