How Many People Are Named Raffi?
An estimated 795 people in the United States have the first name Raffi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Raffi peaked in popularity in 1988 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raffi 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 Raffi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
795
About 1 in 431,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1988
27 births
Total Registered
823
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raffi
Raffi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 823 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raffi as a male name
Ranked #6,711 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (27 births)
Raffi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raffi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 169 babies were registered. While Raffi is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Raffi by Decade
How has Raffi 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.
Raffi by State
Raffi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raffi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raffi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raffi?
We estimate approximately 795 people named Raffi 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 431,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Raffi a common name?
Raffi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 823 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raffi most popular?
Raffi reached peak popularity in 1988, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raffi is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raffi a male name?
Raffi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raffi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raffi Smith, Raffi Johnson, Raffi 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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