US rank #6893 Boys' name Peak 2010 324 births

Raif — #6893 US boys' name

324 babies named Raif in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71990s52000s1322010s1352020s45
#6893
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Raif was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

22 babies were named Raif in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raif

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Raif between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raif currently holds the #6893 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raif shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raif 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 324 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.

Raif at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

324

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2010

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,893

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
22
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 20242019201520112007200319961967 7

Raif by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
135 births that decade — 42% of Raif's all-time total
1960s71990s52000s1322010s1352020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raif?
324 babies have been named Raif since 1967. It currently ranks #6893 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 22 births.
When was Raif most popular?
Raif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Raif been used?
Raif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raiden, Rainer, Rain, Rainier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1967–2024 (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.