Rafi
Boy · RA-fee · Arabic
Rafi is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “exalted, high-ranking”. In 2025 it ranked 538th for boys in the UK (79 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Rafi mean?
Arabic: from rafi'; also a Hebrew short form of Raphael
“exalted, high-ranking”
Also a Hebrew pet form of Raphael; Mohammed Rafi was a legendary Indian film playback singer.
- Say it
- RA-fee
Is Rafi a girl's or a boy's name?
Rafi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rafi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the UK were named Rafi, making it the 538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Rafi of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Rafi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the UK were given Rafi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #498, up from #538 for this spelling alone.
- Rafi 79
- Raphie 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 507th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Rafi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #538 |
| 2024 | 74 | #574 |
| 2023 | 56 | #696 |
| 2022 | 51 | #732 |
| 2021 | 60 | #673 |
| 2020 | 42 | #812 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 44 | #807 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 33 | #982 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,022 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 40 | #795 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Rafi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Rafi, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had the most boys named Rafi of any year since it first appeared, in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Rafi in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rafi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
Names like Rafi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Abdullah Hamza Ahmed Umar Mustafa Zayd Raheem Zayaan Zayan Amir
Other spellings of Rafi
Raphie
Names related to Rafi
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