Rahaf
Rahaf was the 2987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2453rd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 348 places. More babies were named Rahaf in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,987 girls, up 677 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201873 babies
- Total since 1880
- 887babies recorded
Rahaf popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,987 | 56 |
| 2020 | #3,664 | 41 |
| 2010 | #5,077 | 28 |
| 2000 | #11,532 | 8 |
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How popular is Rahaf, counting every spelling?
Rahaf has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rahaf?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rahaf (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rahaf born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rahaf.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rahaf?
About 900 people born in the US named Rahaf are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Rahaf a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rahaf by state
How common Rahaf was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (8.7×), New York (4.2×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Rahaf
How popular is the name Rahaf?
Rahaf was the 2987th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2453rd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 348 places. More babies were named Rahaf in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rahaf a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rahaf in the US.
Where is Rahaf most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rahaf was most common in Michigan (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Virginia.