Raff
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAF
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Raff is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Raff mean?
Hebrew: short form of Raphael
“God heals”
Raphael is the archangel who guides Tobias in the Book of Tobit.
Is Raff a girl's or a boy's name?
Raff is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raff in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Raff, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Raff in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
Names like Raff
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Zayd Ibrahim Zayaan Raheem Rafa Mustafa Ayyub Abdullah Amir Zayan
Names related to Raff
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raff: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raff, updated 20 October 2026.