Rafael vs Rafferty
Rafael and Raffertycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Rafael was ranked #215 and Rafferty #221 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Rafael was ranked #619 and Rafferty #382 among boys in Scotland.
Rafael and Rafferty over time
Rafael and Rafferty appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Rafael held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rafferty in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rafael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rafferty in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Rafael #181 in 2022, Rafferty #172 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 2000–2024
Rafael held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Rafferty in 2.
Highest recorded here: Rafael #181 in 2022, Rafferty #172 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rafael #215, Rafferty #221.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Rafael | Rafferty |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #328 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #221 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rafael has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rafferty.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Rafael
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #328 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rafferty
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #2501 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #172 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #221 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys