Rafferty
#9,936 most common boys' name of all time · #25,109 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1987–2025
Rank among boys
#9,936
Rank overall
#25,109 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
283
Since 2016
129
Peak year
2024 #5,141
Best rank
#5,141 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Rafferty first appears in 1987. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,277 |
| 2024 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,141 |
| 2023 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,563 |
| 2022 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,477 |
| 2021 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,229 |
| 2020 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,832 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,490 |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,235 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,813 |
| 2016 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,866 |
| 2015 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,866 |
| 2014 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,311 |
| 2013 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,820 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,344 |
| 2011 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,775 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,845 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,457 |
| 2008 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,593 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,884 |
| 2006 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,290 |
| 2005 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,096 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,598 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,433 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,458 |
| 1992 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,313 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,893 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,104 |