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Raife

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Meaning of Raife: Norse: 'wolf counsel'

Raife is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2507th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 567th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2507

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#567

67 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

261

First recorded 2002 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 7 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Raife per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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