Raef is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2002 and has grown less common since.
Raef is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,717 for boy births in the United States (and #14,128 across all names), given to 13 babies. Raef first appears in 1966 and peaked in 2002 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,717 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,664 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #7,193 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,161 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #13,584 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #8,072 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,464 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,997 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,635 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,908 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,626 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #5,119 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,917 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,881 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #5,967 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #4,246 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,646 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #4,337 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,376 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,806 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #4,956 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #3,603 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #2,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,810 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,599 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,376 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #10,435 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,266 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,387 |