Raif is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Raif in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Raif
Raif has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 802 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #1040 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Raif is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raif
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Raif per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raif in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raif has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 802 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1040 in 2018. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Raif 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 Raif include: Raif Badawi — Raif bin Muhammad Badawi (Arabic: رائف بن محمد بدوي, romanized: Rāʼif ibn Muḥammad Badawī, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is...; Raif Husić — Raif Husić is a Bosnian-German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.; Raif Muradov — Raif Muradov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Lom..
Raif does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Raifs in the wild.
12
UK babies named Raif (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 802 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raif
Likely around 1 other Raif in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Raif
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Raif bin Muhammad Badawi (Arabic: رائف بن محمد بدوي, romanized: Rāʼif ibn Muḥammad Badawī, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals. Badawi was arrested in 2012 on a charge of "insulting Islam through electronic channels" and brought to court on several charges, including apostasy.
Raif Dizdarević is a Bosnian politician who served as Yugoslavia's first Bosniak president of the Presidency from 1988 to 1989. He participated in the armed resistance as a Yugoslav Partisan during World War II.
Raif Denktaş (also known as Raif Rauf Denktaş) was a Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer. He was the bass player of the popular Cypriot folk band Sıla 4.