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Rafe

“Variant of Ralph — Wolf counsel, from Old English raed (counsel) and wulf (wolf)” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1165 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rafe has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #809 (1880) · 2,935 babies named Rafe all-time · 1 in 10,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rafes

• Rafe Spall — British actor
• Rafe de Crespigny — Australian sinologist and historian (born 1936)
• Rafe Wolfe — Jamaican association football player
• Rafe Mair — Canadian politician (1931–2017)
• Rafe M. Brown — zoologist

In stories & tradition

• Rafe Adler — Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Rafe Hernandez — Days of Our Lives
• Rafe Millburn — Prometheus

What Rafes become

Among 24 notable people named Rafe:

No single standout — notable Rafes spread across many fields.

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