Rafael
Boy name
Rafael meaning
Variant of Raphael, which means “God cures/has healed”
Rafael at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #222 in 2024
Rafael popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1890 | #667 | 9 |
| 1900 | #743 | 12 |
| 1910 | #524 | 29 |
| 1920 | #549 | 124 |
| 1930 | #392 | 214 |
| 1940 | #540 | 118 |
| 1950 | #389 | 299 |
| 1960 | #334 | 541 |
| 1970 | #245 | 947 |
| 1980 | #208 | 1,188 |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,250 |
| 1990 | #201 | 1,503 |
| 2000 | #230 | 1,472 |
| 2010 | #257 | 1,333 |
| 2020 | #247 | 1,423 |
| 2024 | #222 | 1,614 |
All 144 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1881 | #595 | 9 |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1883 | #720 | 7 |
| 1884 | #971 | 5 |
| 1885 | #836 | 6 |
| 1887 | #679 | 8 |
| 1888 | #704 | 9 |
| 1889 | #722 | 8 |
| 1890 | #667 | 9 |
| 1891 | #841 | 6 |
| 1892 | #861 | 7 |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1894 | #787 | 8 |
| 1895 | #640 | 11 |
| 1896 | #900 | 7 |
| 1897 | #615 | 12 |
| 1898 | #804 | 8 |
| 1899 | #661 | 10 |
| 1900 | #743 | 12 |
| 1901 | #487 | 16 |
| 1902 | #744 | 10 |
| 1903 | #619 | 13 |
| 1904 | #452 | 22 |
| 1905 | #574 | 17 |
| 1906 | #489 | 21 |
| 1907 | #591 | 18 |
| 1908 | #541 | 22 |
| 1909 | #574 | 21 |
| 1910 | #524 | 29 |
| 1911 | #605 | 25 |
| 1912 | #649 | 42 |
| 1913 | #615 | 51 |
| 1914 | #673 | 57 |
| 1915 | #725 | 67 |
| 1916 | #695 | 73 |
| 1917 | #694 | 76 |
| 1918 | #706 | 80 |
| 1919 | #576 | 108 |
| 1920 | #549 | 124 |
| 1921 | #528 | 139 |
| 1922 | #510 | 146 |
| 1923 | #499 | 149 |
| 1924 | #465 | 174 |
| 1925 | #451 | 178 |
| 1926 | #467 | 166 |
| 1927 | #428 | 201 |
| 1928 | #410 | 215 |
| 1929 | #403 | 209 |
| 1930 | #392 | 214 |
| 1931 | #407 | 190 |
| 1932 | #434 | 167 |
| 1933 | #491 | 130 |
| 1934 | #501 | 132 |
| 1935 | #517 | 124 |
| 1936 | #527 | 117 |
| 1937 | #563 | 106 |
| 1938 | #548 | 111 |
| 1939 | #544 | 111 |
| 1940 | #540 | 118 |
| 1941 | #546 | 119 |
| 1942 | #503 | 148 |
| 1943 | #533 | 140 |
| 1944 | #458 | 176 |
| 1945 | #453 | 172 |
| 1946 | #452 | 196 |
| 1947 | #436 | 239 |
| 1948 | #415 | 265 |
| 1949 | #422 | 260 |
| 1950 | #389 | 299 |
| 1951 | #411 | 275 |
| 1952 | #355 | 366 |
| 1953 | #384 | 329 |
| 1954 | #349 | 420 |
| 1955 | #353 | 417 |
| 1956 | #349 | 448 |
| 1957 | #390 | 388 |
| 1958 | #342 | 503 |
| 1959 | #345 | 509 |
| 1960 | #334 | 541 |
| 1961 | #326 | 580 |
| 1962 | #332 | 566 |
| 1963 | #337 | 526 |
| 1964 | #324 | 582 |
| 1965 | #304 | 615 |
| 1966 | #298 | 620 |
| 1967 | #278 | 670 |
| 1968 | #259 | 768 |
| 1969 | #255 | 818 |
| 1970 | #245 | 947 |
| 1971 | #256 | 867 |
| 1972 | #232 | 926 |
| 1973 | #232 | 906 |
| 1974 | #226 | 930 |
| 1975 | #215 | 986 |
| 1976 | #215 | 976 |
| 1977 | #215 | 1,033 |
| 1978 | #218 | 996 |
| 1979 | #222 | 1,025 |
| 1980 | #208 | 1,188 |
| 1981 | #204 | 1,213 |
| 1982 | #199 | 1,255 |
| 1983 | #201 | 1,186 |
| 1984 | #204 | 1,147 |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,250 |
| 1986 | #203 | 1,211 |
| 1987 | #207 | 1,216 |
| 1988 | #205 | 1,286 |
| 1989 | #213 | 1,322 |
| 1990 | #201 | 1,503 |
| 1991 | #210 | 1,483 |
| 1992 | #208 | 1,484 |
| 1993 | #211 | 1,427 |
| 1994 | #202 | 1,431 |
| 1995 | #205 | 1,459 |
| 1996 | #215 | 1,399 |
| 1997 | #227 | 1,360 |
| 1998 | #229 | 1,386 |
| 1999 | #229 | 1,438 |
| 2000 | #230 | 1,472 |
| 2001 | #232 | 1,455 |
| 2002 | #231 | 1,453 |
| 2003 | #236 | 1,411 |
| 2004 | #224 | 1,544 |
| 2005 | #228 | 1,492 |
| 2006 | #217 | 1,702 |
| 2007 | #228 | 1,622 |
| 2008 | #239 | 1,541 |
| 2009 | #257 | 1,345 |
| 2010 | #257 | 1,333 |
| 2011 | #274 | 1,274 |
| 2012 | #288 | 1,229 |
| 2013 | #287 | 1,208 |
| 2014 | #293 | 1,205 |
| 2015 | #293 | 1,226 |
| 2016 | #291 | 1,238 |
| 2017 | #282 | 1,282 |
| 2018 | #258 | 1,404 |
| 2019 | #261 | 1,391 |
| 2020 | #247 | 1,423 |
| 2021 | #237 | 1,489 |
| 2022 | #232 | 1,516 |
| 2023 | #231 | 1,515 |
| 2024 | #222 | 1,614 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Rafael” (revision 92180898), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Raphael” (revision 93039515), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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