How Many People Are Named Raef?
An estimated 363 people in the United States have the first name Raef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Raef peaked in popularity in 2002 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raef as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raef paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
363
About 1 in 944,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2002
38 births
Total Registered
367
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raef
Raef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 367 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raef as a male name
Ranked #9,637 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (38 births)
Raef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raef span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 172 babies were registered. Raef has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raef by Decade
How has Raef tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raef by State
Raef + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raef as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raef
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Raef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raef?
We estimate approximately 363 people named Raef are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 944,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Raef a common name?
Raef is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 367 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raef most popular?
Raef reached peak popularity in 2002, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raef is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raef a male name?
Raef is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raef Smith, Raef Johnson, Raef Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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