Names / Boy names
Raffi
Current rank
#5,782
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,210
in 1986
First recorded
1962
in U.S. data
Children named
839
since 1962
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,210 in 1986 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(RAF-ee): exalted or a nickname form depending on the naming tradition. Bright and friendly. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1962. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 839 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.