Rafal
#11,889 most common boys' name of all time · #30,429 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1977–2009
Rank among boys
#11,889
Rank overall
#30,429 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
194
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1997 #4,172
Best rank
#4,172 1997
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Rafal first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,414 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,098 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,030 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,620 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,311 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,488 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,234 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,665 |
| 2000 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,443 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,507 |
| 1998 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,568 |
| 1997 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,172 |
| 1996 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,528 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,750 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,381 |
| 1992 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,120 |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,783 |
| 1990 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,898 |
| 1989 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,489 |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,334 |
| 1986 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,771 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,139 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,980 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,818 |