Rafi is a short name with two roots: in Arabic it means "exalted" or "noble", and ar-Rafi, the Exalter, is one of the names of God, while in Hebrew it is a pet form of Raphael, "God has healed", widely used in Israel. Singer Mohammed Rafi was one of the great voices of Indian film music. Rafi stood at number 10033 in 2000, climbed to number 3203 in 2024 and reaches its best rank in 2025 at number 2923 with 43 births.