Girls' name · since 1994
Rahaf
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 887 babies named Rahaf, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahaf currently ranks #2983 among girls' names in America, with 887 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahaf has been recorded 887 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #2983 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahaf ranks #8,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 887 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rahaf's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rahaf compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rahaf's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rahaf | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rahaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rahaf's full recorded timeline at 2011, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rahaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rahaf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (457 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Rahaf's strongest decade.
457 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rahaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s
2020s
302 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 457 births (52% of all-time use).
How Rahaf compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rahaf's total volume
Rahaf by state
Where Rahaf concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 140 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 117 | 13.2% |
| #3 | California | | 48 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
140 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rahaf's data
- Rahaf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (457 total births) through the 2020s (302) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rahafs (140 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Rahaf 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.