How Many People Are Named Rafa?
people named Rafa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,675,415 people in the US has this name
Based on 205 babies named Rafa in Social Security records from 1998 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish short form of RAFAEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rafa, 32.7% were girls and 67.4% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Rafa alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Rafa first appears in the records in 1998 and was given most often in 2023, to 27 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1998 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Rafa has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,015, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #5,555. Among girls, its best rank was #10,141, in 2021.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,555 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,015 (2023) | #10,141 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,888 in the 2020s | #20,119 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Rafa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rafa were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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