Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rafe

#2,470 most common boys' name of all time · #5,964 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,470
Rank overall
#5,964 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
94 of 146
All-time
2,935
Since 2016
1,044
Peak year
2025 #1,165
Best rank
#890 1880
Girls Boys peak 179/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rafe is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 179 179 #1,165
2024 — 149 149 #1,310
2023 — 125 125 #1,450
2022 — 123 123 #1,468
2021 — 92 92 #1,751
2020 — 70 70 #2,026
2019 — 71 71 #2,044
2018 — 61 61 #2,233
2017 — 87 87 #1,768
2016 — 87 87 #1,764
2015 — 83 83 #1,805
2014 — 94 94 #1,643
2013 — 78 78 #1,830
2012 — 76 76 #1,892
2011 — 80 80 #1,795
2010 — 66 66 #2,057
2009 — 94 94 #1,673
2008 — 48 48 #2,585
2007 — 64 64 #2,117
2006 — 56 56 #2,251
2005 — 63 63 #1,983
2004 — 54 54 #2,166
2003 — 92 92 #1,431
2002 — 99 99 #1,334
2001 — 41 41 #2,390
2000 — 14 14 #5,048
1999 — 12 12 #5,327
1998 — 14 14 #4,660
1997 — 13 13 #4,679
1996 — 11 11 #5,202
1995 — 10 10 #5,514
1994 — 16 16 #3,916
1993 — 20 20 #3,251
1992 — 23 23 #2,917
1991 — 13 13 #4,246
1990 — 22 22 #2,871
1989 — 16 16 #3,462
1988 — 17 17 #3,095
1987 — 20 20 #2,651
1986 — 17 17 #2,902
1985 — 17 17 #2,841
1984 — 15 15 #2,970
1983 — 9 9 #4,161
1982 — 25 25 #2,116
1981 — 19 19 #2,502
1980 — 5 5 #6,297
1979 — 8 8 #4,429
1977 — 13 13 #3,051
1976 — 12 12 #3,110
1975 — 11 11 #3,260
1974 — 15 15 #2,563
1973 — 20 20 #2,052
1972 — 13 13 #2,672
1971 — 10 10 #3,172
1970 — 20 20 #1,997
1969 — 15 15 #2,228
1968 — 21 21 #1,740
1967 — 24 24 #1,577
1966 — 20 20 #1,732
1965 — 20 20 #1,781
1964 — 10 10 #2,688
1963 — 12 12 #2,435
1962 — 17 17 #1,975
1961 — 18 18 #1,957
1960 — 17 17 #1,982
1958 — 5 5 #3,976
1956 — 5 5 #3,971
1955 — 6 6 #3,531
1954 — 5 5 #3,863
1952 — 6 6 #3,404
1950 — 9 9 #2,597
1948 — 5 5 #3,704
1946 — 6 6 #3,207
1943 — 7 7 #2,985
1936 — 5 5 #3,593
1933 — 7 7 #3,023
1932 — 6 6 #3,390
1931 — 5 5 #3,792
1930 — 7 7 #3,308
1928 — 5 5 #4,178
1926 — 5 5 #4,237
1925 — 8 8 #3,176
1923 — 9 9 #2,966
1922 — 7 7 #3,554
1921 — 6 6 #3,897
1919 — 7 7 #3,415
1918 — 9 9 #2,898
1917 — 6 6 #3,572
1916 — 6 6 #3,537
1915 — 5 5 #3,857
1914 — 5 5 #3,287
1894 — 6 6 #1,013
1882 — 5 5 #985
1880 — 6 6 #890