Total births
39
Boys' name · since 1980
Rafeeq
Rafeeq has 39 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 1980–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
39 boys have been named Rafeeq since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rafeeq has 39 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2022.
- 39 total births
- 1980–2022 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Rafeeq since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.
- 39
- total births
- 1980–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Rafeeq was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
8 babies were named Rafeeq in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Rafeeq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rafeeq splits its recorded history at 2000: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rafeeq at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Rafeeq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2022
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Rafeeq by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rafeeq's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Rafeeq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rafeeq? ▼
Rafeeq has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Rafeeq most popular? ▼
Rafeeq was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Rafeeq been used? ▼
Rafeeq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rafeeq? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rafael, Rafe, Raffaele, Rafeal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Rafeeq's data
- Rafeeq's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rafeeq
Nearby Names Like Rafeeq
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rafeeq
Rafael Boy
#222 89,379 births
Rafe Boy
#1310 2,935 births
Raffaele Boy
#5259 1,079 births
Rafeal Boy
925 births
Raffi Boy
#6547 839 births
Compare Rafeeq side by side: Rafeeq vs Rafael Rafeeq vs Rafe Rafeeq vs Raffaele
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1980–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rafeeq: Baby Name Since 1980 - 39 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rafeeq. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rafeeq 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 June 2026.