Is Rafe a boy or girl name?
Rafe is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 148 boys were named Rafe, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,754 US babies named Rafe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,315
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rafe since 1880
- 2,754
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 148 babies
Boys and girls named Rafe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 174 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 624 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 783 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 148 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 87 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,253 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,579 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,816 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,887 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,450 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,816 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,338 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,418 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,938 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,978 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,407 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,037 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,740 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,798 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,338 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,240 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,650 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,728 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,952 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,689 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,205 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,605 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,688 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,789 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,231 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,672 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,887 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #887 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rafe reached #887 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rafe
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.