Boys' name · since 1908
Raffaele
1,079 babies named Raffaele in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,079
- born since 1908
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raffaele is the #4872 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,079 recorded since 1908.
Raffaele has 1,079 recorded births among boys since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4872 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #4,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,872 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,079 born since 1908
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffaele ranks #4,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,872 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,079 born since 1908, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,872 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,079
- born since 1908
- 1970s
- peak decade
Raffaele's 1,079 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Raffaele compares
1,079 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Raffaele's all-time total is 192% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raffaele | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,079 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raffaele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raffaele's full recorded timeline at 1983, 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 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raffaele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Raffaele by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (193 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Raffaele's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Raffaele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 67
1910s
67 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s
1970s
193 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 193 births (18% of all-time use).
How Raffaele compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raffaele's total volume
Raffaele by state
Where Raffaele concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 276 | 25.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 23 | 2.1% |
276 of 1,079 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raffaele's data
- Raffaele's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (193 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Raffaeles (276 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raffaele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Raffaele 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.