How Many People Are Named Rafan?
An estimated 127 people in the United States have the first name Rafan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Rafan peaked in popularity in 2015 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rafan 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 Rafan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
127
About 1 in 2,698,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2015
17 births
Total Registered
128
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rafan
Rafan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 128 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rafan as a male name
Ranked #13,614 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (17 births)
Rafan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rafan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 110 babies were registered. Rafan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rafan by Decade
How has Rafan 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.
Rafan by State
Rafan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rafan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rafan
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Rafan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rafan?
We estimate approximately 127 people named Rafan 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 2,698,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Rafan a common name?
Rafan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 128 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rafan most popular?
Rafan reached peak popularity in 2015, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rafan is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rafan a male name?
Rafan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rafan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rafan Smith, Rafan Johnson, Rafan 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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