Rafia
Girl name
Rafia meaning
High ranking, noble, sublime, exquisite, exalted, eminent
Rafia at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- رافعةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #15,899 in 2017
Rafia popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1990 | #11,408 | 6 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 |
| 2017 | #15,899 | 5 |
All 17 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1990 | #11,408 | 6 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 |
| 1998 | #14,121 | 5 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 |
| 2003 | #15,782 | 5 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 |
| 2005 | #14,501 | 6 |
| 2008 | #15,404 | 6 |
| 2015 | #14,477 | 6 |
| 2017 | #15,899 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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