Rafi is a distinctive choice, ranked #507 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rafi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#507
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About the Name Rafi
Rafi is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #552. The name has climbed 214 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rafi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rafi in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Rafi
Rafi Camino — Rafael Camino Sanz, better known as Rafi Camino, is a Spanish former bullfighter, son of bullfighter Paco Camino.
Rafi Ahmed — Rafi Ahmed is an Indian-American virologist and immunologist.
Rafi Melnick — Rafi Melnick is an Israeli economist and academic administrator who served as president of Reichman University from 2021 to 2023.
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 Rafi
Unlikely. With around 76 UK babies named Rafi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rafi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rafi is at its highest recorded position — #507 in 2025, with 76 births. In 2020 it ranked #766.
Rafi 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 Rafi include: Rafi Camino, Rafi Ahmed and Rafi Melnick. Short summaries for each appear below.
Rafi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rafis in the wild.
76
UK babies named Rafi (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 259 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rafi
Almost certainly the only Rafi in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rafi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rāfi' ibn Harthama (Arabic: رافع بن هرثمة; died 896) was an Abbasid mercenary soldier who in the turmoils of the late 9th century became ruler of Khurasan from 882 to 892.