Rafi is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Rafi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,923 for boy births in the United States (and #6,274 across all names), given to 43 babies. Rafi was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2025 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,923 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,203 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,579 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,848 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,459 |
| 2020 | 31 | 31 | #16,985 | #3,998 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,444 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,317 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,560 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,985 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,232 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,364 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,435 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,001 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,502 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,295 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,490 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,018 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,609 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,018 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,139 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,429 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,761 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,330 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,374 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,033 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,967 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,742 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,992 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,766 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | — | #3,810 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,562 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,678 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,165 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #8,001 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,292 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #6,087 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,604 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,176 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,555 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,333 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,465 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,815 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,636 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,840 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,231 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,923 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,983 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,653 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,297 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,761 |