Girls' name · since 1911
Raffaella
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 483 babies named Raffaella, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 483
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
483 babies have been named Raffaella since 1911, making it today's #6343 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raffaella recorded 483 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #6343 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #12,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,343 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 483 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffaella ranks #12,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,343 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 483 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 483
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raffaella's 483 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Raffaella compares
483 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Raffaella's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raffaella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 483 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raffaella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raffaella splits its recorded history at 1987: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raffaella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Raffaella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Raffaella's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Raffaella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (21% of all-time use).
Raffaella by state
Where Raffaella concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
28 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Raffaella's data
- Raffaella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Raffaellas (28 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 Raffaella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Raffaella 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.