Unisex name · since 1916
Raffie
Raffie has 23 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Raffie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffie has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1924.
- #44,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raffie ranks #44,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #44,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Raffie's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raffie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raffie's full recorded timeline at 1921, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raffie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1924
- Peak year (1916)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Raffie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1956 (Raffie as boys' name)
Raffie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1910s was Raffie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Raffie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Raffie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1920s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raffie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1916–1924 (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 Raffie 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.