Rafe Name Popularity

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How popular is Rafe?

Ranking 2,239th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rafe is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rafe has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #887 in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2002 with 99 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rafe was less than 5, most recently in 1978.

unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1973-1976.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rafe be?

Rafe's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Rafe for their newborn has dropped.

The name Rafe is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Rafe (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		61	2,239
2017		85	1,793
2016		87	1,769
2015		82	1,819
2014		94	1,645
2013		78	1,842
2012		76	1,902
2011		80	1,801
2010		66	2,062
2009		94	1,683
2008		48	2,618
2007		64	2,133
2006		55	2,304
2005		63	2,001
2004		54	2,185
2003		92	1,435
2002		99	1,341
2001		41	2,414
2000		14	5,250
1999		12	5,579
1998		14	4,815
1997		13	4,888
1996		11	5,448
1995		10	5,815
1994		16	4,046
1993		20	3,338
1992		23	2,977
1991		13	4,416
1990		22	2,936
1989		16	3,580
1988		17	3,178
1987		20	2,696
1986		17	2,980
1985		17	2,913
1984		15	3,062
1983		9	4,405
1982		25	2,150
1981		19	2,552
1980		5	7,036
1979		8	4,739
1978		< 5	--
1977		13	3,158
1976		12	3,214
1975		11	3,384
1974		15	2,643
1973		20	2,103
1972		13	2,787
1971		10	3,303
1970		20	2,041
1969		15	2,281
1968		21	1,768
1967		24	1,599
1966		20	1,748
1965		20	1,801
1964		10	2,796
1963		12	2,505
1962		17	2,013
1961		18	1,988
1960		17	2,025
1959		< 5	--
1958		5	4,365
1957		< 5	--
1956		5	4,335
1955		6	3,799
1954		5	4,232
1953		< 5	--
1952		6	3,652
1951		< 5	--
1950		9	2,728
1949		< 5	--
1948		5	4,068
1947		< 5	--
1946		6	3,448
1945		< 5	--
1944		< 5	--
1943		7	3,171
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		< 5	--
1939		< 5	--
1938		< 5	--
1937		< 5	--
1936		5	3,952
1935		< 5	--
1934		< 5	--
1933		7	3,216
1932		6	3,692
1931		5	4,205
1930		7	3,522
1929		< 5	--
1928		5	4,604
1927		< 5	--
1926		5	4,689
1925		8	3,335
1924		< 5	--
1923		9	3,120
1922		7	3,788
1921		6	4,231
1920		< 5	--
1919		7	3,672
1918		9	3,051
1917		6	3,887
1916		6	3,801
1915		5	4,275
1914		5	3,641
1913		< 5	--
1912		< 5	--
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		6	1,054
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		5	1,063
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	887

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.