NameTides

Rafe

Rafe was the #1,165 boys' name in the US in 2025 (179 babies), and #201 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Rafe as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Rafe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Rafe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,165 (179)#201 (255)#298 (12)—#2,527 (7)
2024#1,308 (149)#247 (199)#352 (10)—#2,710 (6)
2023#1,449 (125)#228 (214)#482 (6)—#2,336 (7)
2022#1,468 (123)#210 (243)#392 (8)#414 (3)#2,810 (5)
2021#1,750 (92)#213 (248)#533 (5)——
2020#2,024 (70)#269 (175)#536 (5)——
2019#2,042 (71)#372 (118)#516 (5)——
2018#2,230 (61)#328 (140)——#2,176 (7)
2017#1,768 (87)#312 (160)#602 (4)—#1,852 (9)
2016#1,763 (87)#297 (165)#592 (4)—#1,988 (8)
2015#1,804 (83)#281 (174)#686 (3)—#1,681 (10)
2014#1,641 (94)#367 (112)——#2,371 (6)
2013#1,827 (78)#342 (121)#466 (6)——
2012#1,891 (76)#484 (79)——#2,666 (5)
2011#1,795 (80)#588 (59)#648 (3)—#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,165.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rafe is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,400 to 1 in 9,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rafe by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: #378UTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,483TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Rafe (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RafeCanadaBoys#2,5277
RafeEngland & WalesBoys#201255
RafeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RafeScotlandBoys#29812
RafeUSBoys#1,165179