Boys' name · since 1974
Rafi
Rafi has 734 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rafi currently ranks #2904 among boys' names in America, with 734 babies recorded since 1974.
Rafi has 734 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2904 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,904 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 734 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafi ranks #6,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,904 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 734 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rafi's 734 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rafi compares
734 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Rafi's all-time total is 99% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rafi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rafi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rafi's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rafi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Rafi popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Rafi as girls' name)
Rafi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Rafi's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rafi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rafi 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 Rafi's total volume
Rafi by state
Where Rafi concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 95 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
95 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rafi's data
- Rafi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (182) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rafis (95 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rafi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Rafi 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.