Raifa
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Raifa by the numbers
Raifa was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Raifa
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raifa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rainaqueen; variant of Rani351 in the US (2017)
- Raisarose; derived from Rose34 in England and Wales (2025)
- RafaGod heals; a form of Raphael15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raiaking, ruler7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raizarose; variant of Rosa5 in the US (2017)
- Raidaleader, guide3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Raifa
Names that are said the same way as Raifa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rafahwelfare, comfort, ease3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Raifa
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