Boys' name · since 1975
Rafiq
412 babies named Rafiq in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 412
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rafiq is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 412 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Rafiq recorded 412 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #8,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 412 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafiq ranks #8,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 412 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 412
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rafiq's 412 recorded births place it above 80.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Rafiq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rafiq splits its recorded history at 1999: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rafiq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Rafiq by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Rafiq's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rafiq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (30% of all-time use).
Rafiq by state
Where Rafiq concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 76 | 18.4% |
76 of 412 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rafiq's data
- Rafiq's decade-level peak was the 1990s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Rafiqs (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Rafiq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Rafiq 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.