How Many People Are Named Rafia?
people named Rafia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,318,299 people in the US has this name
Based on 105 babies named Rafia in Social Security records from 1988 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rafia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rafia alive today is about 25 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rafia first appears in the records in 1988 and was given most often in 2002, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1988 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Rafia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #9,334, in 2002.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #9,334 (2002) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12,922 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rafia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rafia were born in New York than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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