MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Raphi mean?
Rafi comes from Arabic rafīʿ, elevated or exalted. The adjective belongs to the root for raising, giving the name a sense of high standing.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रफ़ी
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رفيع
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रफी
7,797 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Raphi in Indian usage
16,297 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (95.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 745 records (4.6%).
- Recorded as male: 15,552 records (95.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 428 |
| 1950s | 1,002 |
| 1960s | 2,217 |
| 1970s | 3,848 |
| 1980s | 5,366 |
| 1990s | 3,257 |
| Other decades | 179 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,039 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,975 |
| Bihar | 1,694 |
| Kerala | 1,232 |
| Maharashtra | 585 |
| Punjab | 365 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 317 |
| Haryana | 208 |
| Rajasthan | 193 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 189 |
| Jharkhand | 187 |
| Uttarakhand | 169 |
| Other states | 144 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Raphi / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Raphi; Table_6, C6263 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Raphi; Table_6, C6263