NameTides

Raife

Raife was the #2,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #452 in England & Wales.

Raife as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Raife as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandUS
Raife as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotland
2025#2,539 (52)#452 (85)#647 (4)
2024#3,104 (39)#567 (67)#535 (5)
2023#4,343 (24)#514 (76)—
2022#4,570 (22)#548 (70)#703 (3)
2021#5,338 (17)#477 (84)#477 (6)
2020#7,502 (10)#559 (66)—
2019#6,104 (14)#616 (59)#701 (3)
2018#7,136 (11)#557 (67)#704 (3)
2017#9,696 (7)#606 (60)—
2016#12,185 (5)#928 (32)—
2015#10,644 (6)#790 (40)—
2014#9,642 (7)#988 (29)—
2013—#976 (29)—
2012—#1,507 (16)—
2011#7,502 (10)#1,909 (11)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,539.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2002.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Raife is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Raife 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: fewer than 5 babiesMINew 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: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Raife (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500