UK boy's name
Raafi
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Raafi is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Raafi popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3334, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 6 births.
This profile covers 23 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2012 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 83% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Raafi. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Raafi ranked #3334 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 6 boys were registered as Raafi.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Raafi as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3334
2020
Births in 2020
5
Latest year
Peak year
2018
6 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Raafi over time
The chart below shows babies named Raafi registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Raafi, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2020, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Raafi by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Raafi was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3334 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3787 | 18 | 4 |
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FAQ
Raafi: questions and answers
How popular is the name Raafi in the UK right now?
In 2020, Raafi was ranked #3334 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Raafi most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 6 babies registered as Raafi in England and Wales.
How many people are called Raafi in the UK?
A total of 23 babies have been registered as Raafi across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.