Rafael

Given to 89,947 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#218
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,639
boys 1,639
Peak year
2025
1,639 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
89,947
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rafael was most popular in 2025, when 1,639 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.96 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,639 babies were named Rafael, ranking #218 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rafael was most popular in 2025, when 1,639 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.96 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,639 babies were named Rafael, ranking #218 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 2025

Rafael was most popular in 2025, when 1,639 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.96 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,639 babies were named Rafael, ranking #218 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,639 218
2024 <5 — 1,621 222
2023 <5 — 1,517 231
2022 <5 — 1,517 232
2021 <5 — 1,490 237
2020 <5 — 1,424 246
2019 <5 — 1,392 261
2018 <5 — 1,405 258
2017 <5 — 1,282 283
2016 <5 — 1,238 291
2015 <5 — 1,226 293
2014 <5 — 1,205 293
2013 <5 — 1,208 287
2012 <5 — 1,231 286
2011 <5 — 1,274 274
2010 <5 — 1,333 257
2009 7 13704 1,345 257
2008 6 15405 1,541 240
2007 <5 — 1,622 228
2006 8 12420 1,702 217
2005 5 16462 1,492 228
2004 7 12761 1,544 224
2003 8 11325 1,411 236
2002 9 10246 1,453 231
2001 6 13521 1,455 232
2000 <5 — 1,472 230
1999 7 11385 1,438 229
1998 12 7532 1,386 229
1997 10 8334 1,360 227
1996 10 8132 1,399 215
1995 10 8079 1,459 205
1994 12 7097 1,431 202
1993 21 4671 1,427 211
1992 16 5718 1,484 208
1991 13 6588 1,483 210
1990 10 7880 1,503 201
1989 21 4358 1,322 213
1988 10 7111 1,285 206
1987 17 4660 1,217 207
1986 10 6612 1,211 203
1985 16 4635 1,250 195
1984 15 4737 1,147 204
1983 17 4286 1,186 201
1982 20 3898 1,255 199
1981 12 5571 1,213 204
1980 19 3992 1,188 208
1979 11 5751 1,025 222
1978 16 4242 996 218
1977 22 3366 1,033 215
1976 11 5215 976 215
1975 9 5984 986 215
1974 8 6258 930 226
1973 11 4871 906 232
1972 12 4523 927 232
1971 19 3373 866 257
1970 9 5413 947 245
1969 6 6617 818 255
1968 <5 — 768 259
1967 <5 — 669 278
1966 8 4866 620 297
1965 9 4494 615 304
1964 <5 — 582 324
1963 11 4019 526 337
1962 6 5860 565 332
1961 11 4009 581 326
1960 <5 — 541 334
1959 <5 — 509 345
1958 5 6103 503 342
1957 5 6086 388 390
1956 <5 — 448 349
1955 5 5828 417 353
1954 5 5753 420 349
1953 <5 — 329 384
1952 <5 — 366 355
1951 <5 — 275 411
1950 <5 — 299 389
1949 <5 — 260 422
1948 <5 — 265 415
1947 <5 — 239 436
1946 <5 — 196 452
1945 <5 — 172 453
1944 <5 — 176 458
1943 <5 — 140 533
1942 <5 — 148 503
1941 <5 — 119 546
1940 <5 — 118 541
1939 5 4250 111 544
1938 <5 — 111 548
1937 <5 — 106 563
1936 6 3701 117 527
1935 <5 — 124 517
1934 <5 — 132 501
1933 <5 — 130 491
1932 7 3568 167 434
1931 <5 — 190 407
1930 <5 — 214 392
1929 6 4053 209 403
1928 <5 — 215 410
1927 5 4805 201 428
1926 <5 — 166 467
1925 <5 — 178 451
1924 <5 — 174 465
1923 6 4376 149 499
1922 <5 — 146 510
1921 <5 — 139 528
1920 <5 — 124 549
1919 <5 — 108 576
1918 <5 — 80 706
1917 <5 — 76 694
1916 <5 — 73 695
1915 <5 — 67 725
1914 <5 — 57 673
1913 <5 — 51 615
1912 <5 — 42 649
1911 <5 — 25 605
1910 <5 — 29 524
1909 <5 — 21 574
1908 <5 — 22 541
1907 <5 — 18 591
1906 <5 — 21 489
1905 <5 — 17 574
1904 <5 — 22 452
1903 <5 — 13 619
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 16 487
1900 <5 — 12 743
1899 <5 — 10 661
1898 <5 — 8 804
1897 <5 — 12 615
1896 <5 — 7 900
1895 <5 — 11 640
1894 <5 — 8 787
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 7 861
1891 <5 — 6 841
1890 <5 — 9 667
1889 <5 — 8 722
1888 <5 — 9 704
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 6 836
1884 <5 — 5 971
1883 <5 — 7 720
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — 9 595
1880 <5 — 7 745

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Other spellings

Raphael · 24,581 Rapheal · 1,542 Raffaele · 1,079 Rafeal · 925 Rafal · 194 Raphel · 168 Rafel · 125 Raffael · 120

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Where Rafael is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years