Boys' name · since 1986
Raffeal
Raffeal has 15 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Raffeal since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffeal has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1989.
- #31,586 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffeal ranks #31,586 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raffeal's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raffeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raffeal's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded.
Raffeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1989
- Peak year (1986)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Raffeal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Raffeal's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Raffeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raffeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1986–1989 (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 Raffeal 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.