US rank #11946 Boys' name Peak 2023 55 births

Rafsan — #11946 US boys' name

55 babies named Rafsan in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s37
#11946
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Rafsan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rafsan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rafsan

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Rafsan between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rafsan currently holds the #11946 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rafsan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rafsan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rafsan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rafsan 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 55 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.

Rafsan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

55

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2023

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,946

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rafsan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
14
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
46810121416 202420232022202120192017 8

Rafsan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
37 births that decade — 67% of Rafsan's all-time total
2010s182020s37

Rafsan by state

Where Rafsan concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rafsan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 14.5%
New York share of Rafsan's total US births 14.5%

8 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rafsan?
55 babies have been named Rafsan since 2017. It currently ranks #11946 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 14 births.
When was Rafsan most popular?
Rafsan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Rafsan most popular?
The top states for the name Rafsan are New York (8 births).
How long has the name Rafsan been used?
Rafsan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rafsan?
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.

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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, 2017–2024 (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.