boy's name
Raife
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,159
England and Wales
#454
2025 births
Raife is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2025, when 85 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 6,199 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Raife over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 67 |
| 2010s | 360 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 448 |
How popular is Raife?
In 2025, Raife was given to 85 babies in England and Wales, ranking #454 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Raife is used
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 Raife
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raife also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raife over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raife
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raife — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raife
How popular is the name Raife?
In 2025, Raife was given to 85 babies in England and Wales, ranking #454 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raife a girl's or a boy's name?
Raife is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Raife most popular?
Raife peaked in 2025, when 85 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raife a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raife currently ranks #454 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.