Rafferty is a very rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Rafferty is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,360 for boy births in the United States (and #13,404 across all names), given to 14 babies. Rafferty first appears in 1987 and peaked in 2024 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,360 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #5,203 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #5,614 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,631 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #5,285 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,906 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,714 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,814 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #8,000 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #8,023 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,985 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,433 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,926 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,926 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,906 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,992 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #7,577 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,677 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #8,031 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,378 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,137 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #11,013 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #12,063 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,479 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,925 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,852 |