Raife
Boy · RAYF · Old Norse
Raife is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “counsel wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 481st for boys in the UK (89 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Raife mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Rafe, from Ralph
“counsel wolf”
A spelling of Rafe, reflecting the traditional British pronunciation of Ralph.
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- RAYF
Is Raife a girl's or a boy's name?
Raife is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 89 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raife in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #481among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were named Raife, making it the 481st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 610th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 90 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raife in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 356 boys in the UK were given Raife or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #178, up from #481 for this spelling alone.
- Rafe 267
- Raife 89
Among boys in 2025, it was 452nd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Raife in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #481 |
| 2024 | 72 | #591 |
| 2023 | 77 | #562 |
| 2022 | 73 | #577 |
| 2021 | 90 | #502 |
| 2020 | 66 | #610 |
| 2019 | 62 | #644 |
| 2018 | 70 | #588 |
| 2017 | 62 | #648 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 40 | #857 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Raife in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 229% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Raife, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Raife of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Raife in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 231 boys in the US were given Raife or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #912, up from #2,539 for this spelling alone.
- Rafe 179
- Raife 52
Raife in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Raife
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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