Recorded 1980–2022 Boys' name Peak 2000 39 births

Rafeeq — boys' name

39 babies named Rafeeq in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s62000s132020s6
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.

What the Data Says About Rafeeq

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Rafeeq between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rafeeq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rafeeq performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rafeeq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rafeeq 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 39 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.

Rafeeq at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

39

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rafeeq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 202220052000199819811980 7

Rafeeq by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 36% of Rafeeq's all-time total
1980s141990s62000s132020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rafeeq?
39 babies have been named Rafeeq since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
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.

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, 1980–2022 (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.