boy's name

Raffy

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 185

Raffy is a boy's name. In 2004 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2023, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 20,267 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2012.

Raffy over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Raffy by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 27
2020s (to 2025) 148

How popular is Raffy?

In 2025, Raffy was given to 26 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Raffy is used

England & Wales #1,146 26 in 2025
France #2,804 5 in 1983
United States #12,659 5 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Raffy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Raffy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raffy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Raffy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raffy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Raffy

How popular is the name Raffy?

In 2025, Raffy was given to 26 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Raffy a girl's or a boy's name?

Raffy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Raffy most popular?

Raffy peaked in 2023, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Raffy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raffy currently ranks #1,146 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.