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A name. A world of connections.
“God has healed”
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Dutch
01 / Meaning & origin
Raf is a masculine given name documented in English, French and Dutch. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Rafael, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “God has healed”.
Meaning: “God has healed”
Clipping of Rafael.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 5 boys (rank 12008). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
2017–2025 Spelling: Raf
Recorded category boys
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 109 | 159 | observed |
| 2018 | 90 | 192 | observed |
| 2019 | 101 | 176 | observed |
| 2020 | 120 | 137 | observed |
| 2021 | 133 | 138 | observed |
| 2022 | 85 | 197 | observed |
| 2023 | 91 | 187 | observed |
| 2024 | 96 | 170 | observed |
| 2025 | 92 | 179 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Raf” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Belgian fashion designer (born 1968)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
