Would this work?

[spring13]

No. Not for a boy or a girl. Rafferty might work, if you're into surnames-as-first-names, but the random noun thing has GOT to stop somewhere.

[dearest]

Rafter is not very feminine, and I don't think a little girl would like being called Rafter. Then again, I don't like Harper or Piper for girls either.
I'm also of the opinion that there's always a good alternative. Raphaela, Afanen, Affery, Afonwy, Afra, Hafwen, Ifrah and Saffery are all names or surnames that have somewhat the same sound without being as masculine or being a somwhat unfortunate noun. I love word names, but this is the kind I would only reserve for boys, using familiar nickname Rafe and only if I had a personal connection to rafting.

[gblondie]

No. Not for a boy or a girl. Rafferty might work, if you're into surnames-as-first-names, but the random noun thing has GOT to stop somewhere.

agree with above

[watermellie]

Actually, I find it to be ok. Actually, I'm beginning to like it. Actually, I can now picture a girl named Rafter!

[catloverd]

I think there was a reason she was pretending....

[poptart8]

It was actually Raptor! not rafter, lol. She was making fun of all the celebs naming their children after animals and colors. Bear Blue (Alicia Silverstones child) to be specific.