Rafia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.
Rafia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Rafia was first reported in SSA data in 1988 and peaked in 2002 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,863 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,983 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #17,004 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,975 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,409 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,758 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,340 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,959 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,258 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #15,972 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,537 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,053 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #15,154 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,009 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,007 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,500 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,372 |