Boys' name · since 2005
Rafuel
21 babies named Rafuel in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rafuel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 2005.
Rafuel has 21 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2022.
- #28,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafuel ranks #28,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rafuel's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rafuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rafuel splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (7 births).
Rafuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2022
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Rafuel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Rafuel's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rafuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (33% of all-time use).
Rafuel by state
Where Rafuel concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 100.0% |
21 of 21 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rafuel's data
- Rafuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rafuels (21 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rafuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2005–2022 (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 Rafuel 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.