Raif is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Raif in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Raif in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Raif
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 a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.
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.
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 Raif
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Raif per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raif in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raif is declining: down 1,290 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #1,040 in 2018.
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 Husić and Raif Muradov. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
9
UK babies named Raif (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1290 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
Almost certainly the only Raif in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
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.