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Raife

maleStatistical record

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

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

Raife: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #452, reached in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #452 to #4432.199620052010201520202025#452#4432
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
1996#2863
2000#3036
2002#1519
2003#1248
2004#1732
2005#3849
2006#2087
2007#2023
2008#4432
2009#1981
2010#1407
2011#1909
2012#1507
2013#976
2014#988
2015#790
2016#928
2017#606
2018#557
2019#616
2020#559
2021#477
2022#548
2023#514
2024#567
2025#452

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #535 among boys in Scotland, #567 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #452 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #452 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 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #452 in England and Wales in 2025.

Raife'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#45285HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#56767HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#51476HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#54870HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47784HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#55966HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#61659HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#55767HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#60660HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#92832HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#79040HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#98829HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#97629HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#150716HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#190911HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#198110HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

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

Where Raife is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Raife, between 1996 and 2025, in 26 of those 30 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England 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 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
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
England and Wales1996–202526#452 in 2025
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1996; it appears again in 2000.

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What is known about Raife

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
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 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #452 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.