How Many People Are Named Rafferty?
An estimated 266 people in the United States have the first name Rafferty. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Rafferty peaked in popularity in 2024 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rafferty 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 Rafferty paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
266
About 1 in 1,288,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
19 births
Total Registered
269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rafferty
Rafferty is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 269 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rafferty as a male name
Ranked #5,182 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (19 births)
Rafferty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rafferty span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 98 babies were registered. Rafferty remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rafferty by Decade
How has Rafferty 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.
Rafferty by State
Rafferty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rafferty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rafferty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rafferty?
We estimate approximately 266 people named Rafferty 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 1,288,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Rafferty a common name?
Rafferty is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rafferty most popular?
Rafferty reached peak popularity in 2024, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rafferty is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rafferty a male name?
Rafferty is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rafferty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rafferty Smith, Rafferty Johnson, Rafferty 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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