How Many People Are Named Rafa?
An estimated 186 people in the United States have the first name Rafa. It is used for both genders, with 64.4% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Rafa peaked in popularity in 2023 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rafa 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 Rafa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
186
About 1 in 1,842,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.4% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
27 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rafa
Rafa is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.4%) and females (35.6%). Out of 188 total births registered, 121 were male and 67 were female.
Rafa as a male name
Ranked #5,586 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Rafa as a female name
Ranked #14,829 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (10 births)
Rafa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rafa span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 97 babies were registered. Rafa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rafa by Decade
How has Rafa 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.
Rafa by State
Rafa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rafa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rafa
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rafa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rafa?
We estimate approximately 186 people named Rafa 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 1,842,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Rafa a common name?
Rafa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rafa most popular?
Rafa reached peak popularity in 2023, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rafa is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rafa a male name?
Rafa is predominantly male. 64.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rafa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rafa Smith, Rafa Johnson, Rafa 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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