Boys' name · since 2002
Refoel
222 babies named Refoel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,314 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Refoel currently ranks #11314 among boys' names in America, with 222 babies recorded since 2002.
Refoel has 222 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11314 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #12,338 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,314 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 222 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Refoel ranks #12,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,314 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 222 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,314 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Refoel's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Refoel compares
222 40th 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
Refoel's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Refoel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 222 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Refoel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Refoel splits its recorded history at 2015: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Refoel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Refoel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Refoel's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Refoel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (53% of all-time use).
Refoel by state
Where Refoel concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 95 | 42.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 4.5% |
95 of 222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Refoel's data
- Refoel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Refoels (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Refoel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Refoel 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.