girl's name

Rahaf

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,519

Ireland

#711

2015 births

Rahaf is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2018, when 73 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.

Rahaf over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

457
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rahaf by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 25
2000s 103
2010s 457
2020s (to 2025) 302

How popular is Rahaf?

In 2025, Rahaf was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rahaf is used

Ireland #711 5 in 2015
Scotland #904 3 in 2019
Canada #1,583 15 in 2024
England & Wales #1,773 17 in 2025
United States #2,975 56 in 2025
France #6,679 5 in 2025

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rahaf

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

Parents who like Rahaf also like

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

Sibling names for Rahaf

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

Common questions about Rahaf

How popular is the name Rahaf?

In 2025, Rahaf was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Rahaf is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rahaf most popular?

Rahaf peaked in 2018, when 73 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rahaf a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rahaf currently ranks #1,583 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.