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Origin & history of Rafferty1
English / Irish roots
Rafferty comes from the English / Irish tradition, meaning Floodtide, abundance, prosperity.
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How popular is Rafferty?
2024
peak year
Rafferty first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1987. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 19 babies received the name (ranked #5182). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7313), with roughly 13 babies named Rafferty each year. Rafferty has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 269 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,182)
(ranked #5,182)
13
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
130
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
269
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rafferty9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
R9
A1
F6
F6
E5
R9
T2
Y7
Sum: 45 → Life path 9
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Personality of Rafferty🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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