Rafiq — #9171 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Rafiq

The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Rafiq between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rafiq currently holds the #9171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rafiq performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rafiq shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rafiq in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rafiq 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 412 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.