Given name
Rafah
“one who is happy and prosperous”
Rafah is a variant of Rafa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is happy and prosperous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rafah is a variant of Rafa. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is happy and prosperous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rafah is a variant of Rafa. An origin associated with Rafa is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rafah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,528 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,528 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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