Recorded 1995–2018 Boys' name Peak 1995 60 births

Rafid — boys' name

60 babies named Rafid in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s362010s10
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Rafid was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rafid in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rafid

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Rafid between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rafid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rafid performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rafid shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rafid in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rafid in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rafid at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

60

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Rafid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 2018201020062005200420032002200119991995 8

Rafid by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 60% of Rafid's all-time total
1990s142000s362010s10

Rafid by state

Where Rafid concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rafid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 18.3%
New York share of Rafid's total US births 18.3%

11 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rafid?
60 babies have been named Rafid since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Rafid most popular?
Rafid was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Rafid most popular?
The top states for the name Rafid are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Rafid been used?
Rafid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Rafid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rafael, Rafe, Raffaele, Rafeal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.