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Rafi

/ˈɹæfi/ · 99% boys · 43 born in 2025

Rafi has been given to about 739 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹæfi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 710
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rafi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 43
  • Born in 202543
  • All time739
  • England & Wales, 2025#511 · 76

How popular is Rafi?

Its best year was 2025, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 2923rd. The typical living American called Rafi is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rafi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rami0.75
  2. Ray0.59
  3. Rain0.53
  4. Raleigh0.52
  5. Randy0.48
  6. Remi0.49
  7. Ramiro0.47
  8. Ricki0.47

Middle names for Rafi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rafi Paul0.83
  2. Rafi John0.83
  3. Rafi Lee0.83
  4. Rafi Dean0.82
  5. Rafi Blake0.82
  6. Rafi Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Rafi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.88
  2. Keziahsister · 0.87
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.87
  4. Andiesister · 0.87
  5. Jahmirbrother · 0.86
  6. Soleilsister · 0.86

Where Rafi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rafi Nguyen0.78
  2. Rafi Moore0.78
  3. Rafi Lee0.78
  4. Rafi Hall0.78
  5. Rafi Green0.78
  6. Rafi Brown0.78

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 Rafi

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

Rafi 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.