Rafia
Girl · rah-FEE-ah · Arabic
Rafia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “high, exalted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rafia mean?
Arabic: feminine of rafi, 'high, exalted'
“high, exalted”
Feminine form of the Arabic adjective rafi, used for something lofty or of high standing.
- Say it
- rah-FEE-ah
Is Rafia a girl's or a boy's name?
Rafia is a girls' name.
How popular is Rafia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rafia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rafia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Rafia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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