Rafay
Boy · RA-fay · Arabic
Rafay is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who raises up”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Rafay mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Rafi', from rafa'a, to raise
“one who raises up”
Related to al-Rafi, the Exalter, one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
- Say it
- RA-fay
Is Rafay a girl's or a boy's name?
Rafay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rafay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Rafay, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Rafay than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Rafay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Rafay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Rafay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Rafay, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had fewer boys named Rafay than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Rafay in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rafay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Names like Rafay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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