Rafe is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Rafe is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,165 for boy births in the United States (and #2,384 across all names), given to 179 babies. Rafe first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (179 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 | 179 | #1,165 |
| 2024 | 149 | 149 | #1,312 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | #1,455 |
| 2022 | 123 | 123 | #1,475 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | #1,759 |
| 2020 | 70 | 70 | #2,042 |
| 2019 | 71 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2018 | 61 | 61 | #2,253 |
| 2017 | 87 | 87 | #1,775 |
| 2016 | 87 | 87 | #1,771 |
| 2015 | 83 | 83 | #1,814 |
| 2014 | 94 | 94 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 78 | 78 | #1,846 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | #1,904 |
| 2011 | 80 | 80 | #1,806 |
| 2010 | 66 | 66 | #2,063 |
| 2009 | 94 | 94 | #1,684 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 2007 | 64 | 64 | #2,133 |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | #2,274 |
| 2005 | 63 | 63 | #2,001 |
| 2004 | 54 | 54 | #2,186 |
| 2003 | 92 | 92 | #1,435 |
| 2002 | 99 | 99 | #1,341 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #2,415 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #5,254 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,579 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #4,816 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,887 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,450 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,816 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #4,048 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #3,338 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #2,977 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #4,419 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #2,938 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #3,580 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #3,179 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #2,697 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | #2,978 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #2,916 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #3,063 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,407 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | #2,152 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #2,553 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,037 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,740 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #3,159 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #3,215 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,385 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,641 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #2,107 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #2,788 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,302 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #2,042 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #2,283 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #1,772 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #1,598 |
| 1966 | 20 | — | #1,748 |
| 1965 | 20 | — | #1,801 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #2,799 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #2,506 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #2,016 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #1,988 |
| 1960 | 17 | — | #2,022 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,367 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,339 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,796 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,240 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,650 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #2,728 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,068 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,448 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,170 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,952 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,216 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,689 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,205 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,521 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,605 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,688 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,333 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,120 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #3,789 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,231 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,672 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,051 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,887 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,801 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,275 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,641 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | #1,054 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,063 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #887 |