Names / Boy names
Rafferty
Current rank
#6,360
and rising
All-time peak
#5,203
in 2024
First recorded
1987
in U.S. data
Children named
283
since 1987
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,203 in 2024 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Flood tide (Irish). It was first recorded in American naming data in 1987. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 283 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.