Raffie
The Story of Raffie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Raffie as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 6 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Raffie — #3,919 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Raffie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Raffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1924, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Raffie as a boy name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Raffie — #3,942 in the national rankings. Raffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Raffie
Raffie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Raffie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,919. Use the chart and map above to compare Raffie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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