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Rafal

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What official birth registration shows about Rafal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2005 to 2025, ranging from #1175 to #4107.20082012201620202025#1175#4107
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2005#3208
2006#2538
2007#1756
2008#1343
2009#1175
2010#1911
2011#1909
2012#2270
2013#2055
2014#2248
2015#2483
2016#2804
2017#2324
2018#2445
2019#3013
2020#3848
2021#2730
2022#4001
2023#4107
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 30 of the 33 years from 1968 to 2000.

In 2018: #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2445 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #514 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1968–2000

    Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1968–2000).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #79 in Norway in 1975.

Rafal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#24458HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#24838HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#190911HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#191111HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#117521HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#134317HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5674HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5854HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4677HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#32113HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#32713HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#29916HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#28318HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#22825HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#18835HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#13858HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#15449HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#14554HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#14055HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#12167HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#11079HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#10876HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#10874HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#10580HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#9884HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#10080HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#9682HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#9783HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#79107HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#14653HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#15152HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#21628HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#21027HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#26817HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4886HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rafal is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Rafal, between 1968 and 2025, in 50 of those 58 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: highest position in 1975England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2009Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201119682025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1968–200030#79 in 1975
England and Wales2005–202520#1175 in 2009
Republic of Ireland2008–20186#490 in 2011

Its high point came 36 years earlier in Norway (1975) than in Republic of Ireland (2011).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2000; it appears again in 2005.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rafal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1968–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #79 in Norway in 1975. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.