Boys' name · since 1993
Refael
344 babies named Refael in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
344 babies have been named Refael since 1993, making it today's #4339 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Refael has been recorded 344 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #4339 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #9,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,339 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Refael ranks #9,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,339 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 344 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Refael's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Refael compares
344 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
Refael's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Refael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Refael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Refael's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Refael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Refael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Refael's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Refael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (43% of all-time use).
Refael by state
Where Refael concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 103 | 29.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 58 | 16.9% |
103 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Refael's data
- Refael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (128) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Refaels (103 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 Refael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Refael 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.