Given name & surname
Raffi
“lofty”
Raffi is a masculine given name from Armenian. It is used in English and Italian.
Original ArmenianՐաֆֆի
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raffi is a romanization of Րաֆֆի. Րաֆֆի means “lofty.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raffi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 839
- 839 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,782 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,782 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1988. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,471 as a first name in 2020; 141 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Raffi’s family of names
In English usage, Raffi has a conventional equivalent in the Armenian form Րաֆֆի. In Armenian usage, Raffi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Րաֆֆի. In Armenian usage, Raffi is a transliteration of Րաֆֆի.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Raffi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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