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Unisex name

Rafa

33% girls, 67% boys · 17 born in 2025

Rafa has been given to about 205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 202
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rafa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 27
  • Born in 202517
  • All time205
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Rafa?

Its best year was 2023, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 13155th. The typical living American called Rafa is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Rafa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raya0.75
  2. Rana0.75
  3. Rayna0.64
  4. Reva0.63
  5. Rafael0.60
  6. Rayan0.60
  7. Raina0.59
  8. Reanna0.57

Middle names for Rafa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rafa Josephine0.84
  2. Rafa Louise0.83
  3. Rafa June0.82
  4. Rafa Pearl0.82
  5. Rafa Quinn0.82
  6. Rafa Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rafa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Asaiahbrother · 0.86
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.85
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.85
  4. Xylasister · 0.85
  5. Kiyomisister · 0.85
  6. Elowensister · 0.85

Where Rafa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rafa White0.78
  2. Rafa Nguyen0.78
  3. Rafa Moore0.78
  4. Rafa Lee0.78
  5. Rafa Hill0.78
  6. Rafa Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rafa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Rafa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.