Rafe

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Meaning

Rafe is a given name for a male used in many countries across the world. If the name is English, Scandinavian or German it is of Old Norse origin, derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr through Old English Rædwulf.

From Wikipedia

Rafe first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 93 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 148 babies (rank #1,315 that year). In 2024 it was given to 148 boys (rank #1,315). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Rafe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rafe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2,754
Total babies (all years)
93
Years in the data
148
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18806#887
18825#1,063
18946#1,054
19145#3,641
19155#4,275
19166#3,801
19176#3,887
19189#3,051
19197#3,672
19216#4,231
19227#3,789
19239#3,120
19258#3,333
19265#4,688
19285#4,605
19307#3,521
19315#4,205
19326#3,689
19337#3,216
19365#3,952
19437#3,170
19466#3,448
19485#4,068
19509#2,728
19526#3,650
19545#4,240
19556#3,796
19565#4,338
19585#4,367
196017#2,022
196118#1,988
196217#2,016
196312#2,506
196410#2,798
196520#1,801
196620#1,747
196724#1,598
196821#1,771
196915#2,282
197020#2,043
197110#3,302
197213#2,788
197320#2,107
197415#2,642
197511#3,385
197612#3,215
197713#3,159
19798#4,740
19805#7,037
198119#2,553
198225#2,152
19839#4,407
198415#3,063
198517#2,916
198617#2,978
198720#2,697
198817#3,179
198916#3,580
199022#2,938
199113#4,418
199223#2,977
199320#3,338
199416#4,048
199510#5,816
199611#5,450
199713#4,887
199814#4,816
199912#5,579
200014#5,253
200141#2,414
200299#1,341
200392#1,435
200454#2,186
200563#2,001
200655#2,305
200764#2,133
200848#2,619
200994#1,684
201066#2,063
201180#1,805
201276#1,904
201378#1,846
201494#1,650
201583#1,814
201687#1,770
201787#1,775
201861#2,253
201971#2,058
202070#2,040
202192#1,759
2022123#1,475
2023125#1,454
2024148#1,315