Rafferty is a distinctive choice, ranked #193 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rafferty in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#193
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About the Name Rafferty
Rafferty is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 4314 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #172 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 2000.
Rafferty is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rafferty in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Rafferty
Darren Rafferty — Darren Rafferty is an Irish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.
Laura Rafferty — Laura Marie Rafferty is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team.
Jack Rafferty — Jack Rafferty is an English professional boxer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rafferty
Unlikely. With around 262 UK babies named Rafferty per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rafferty in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rafferty has been fairly steady, ranked #193 in 2025 against #257 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #172 in 2023.
Rafferty is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Rafferty include: Darren Rafferty, Laura Rafferty and Jack Rafferty. Short summaries for each appear below.
Rafferty does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Raffertys in the wild.
262
UK babies named Rafferty (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 64 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rafferty
Almost certainly the only Rafferty in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rafferty
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Laura Marie Rafferty is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team.