Rafia
#24,505 most common girls' name of all time · #39,743 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1988–2017
Rank among girls
#24,505
Rank overall
#39,743 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
105
Since 2016
5
Peak year
2002 #9,217
Best rank
#9,217 2002
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Rafia first appears in 1988. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,697 |
| 2015 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,127 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,153 |
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,321 |
| 2004 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,185 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,817 |
| 2002 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,217 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,616 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,351 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,992 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,827 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,704 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,886 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,131 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,627 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,738 |