Boys' name · since 1967
Raif
Raif has 340 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raif currently ranks #5665 among boys' names in America, with 340 babies recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Raif recorded 340 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #5665 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #9,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,665 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 340 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raif ranks #9,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,665 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 340 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raif's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Raif compares
340 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Raif's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 340 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raif's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Raif by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Raif's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Raif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (40% of all-time use).
Raif by state
Where Raif concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 340 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raif's data
- Raif's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Raifs (5 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 Raif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1967–2025 (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 Raif 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.