Names / Boy names
Rafe
Current rank
#1,165
and rising
All-time peak
#887
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
2,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #887 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wolf counsel. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1880. It crested in 1880 at #887. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. More than 2,900 children have been given the name overall.