US rank #16931 Girls' name Peak 2015 22 births

Raifa — #16931 US girls' name

22 babies named Raifa in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s172020s5
#16931
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Raifa was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

7 babies were named Raifa in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raifa

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Raifa between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raifa currently holds the #16931 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raifa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raifa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raifa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raifa 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 22 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.

Raifa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2015

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,931

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raifa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024201920172015 7

Raifa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 77% of Raifa's all-time total
2010s172020s5

Raifa by state

Where Raifa concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raifa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 22.7%
New York share of Raifa's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raifa?
22 babies have been named Raifa since 2015. It currently ranks #16931 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
When was Raifa most popular?
Raifa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Raifa most popular?
The top states for the name Raifa are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Raifa been used?
Raifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raifa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.