Raif is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Raif belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Raif first appears in Social Security records in 1967. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3469 in 1967, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 324 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Raif means “kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Raif is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Raif comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition.
Raif first appears in US records in 1967. Its best-ever ranking was #3469 in 1967, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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