Rafael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god heals; a form of Raphael.
How Rafael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #294 |
| 2016 | #291 |
| 2017 | #282 |
| 2018 | #258 |
| 2019 | #261 |
| 2020 | #246 |
| 2021 | #237 |
| 2022 | #232 |
| 2023 | #232 |
| 2024 | #222 |
| 2025 | #218 |
Rafael by the numbers
In 2025, 266 babies in England and Wales were named Rafael. In the US, 1,276 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,701 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 1,400 American boys born that year was called Rafael.
Other names that come from Raphael
Like Rafael, each of these traces back to Raphael: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- RafaelaGod heals; a form of Raphael12 in England and Wales (2025)
- RafaellaGod heals; a form of Raphael32 in the US (2017)
- RaffyGod has healed; a form of Raphael26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raffiehealed by god; a form of Raphael22 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaphealGod heals; a form of Raphael17 in the US (2017)
- RafaGod heals; a form of Raphael15 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaffaellaGod has healed; a form of Raphael14 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaphaelaGod has healed; a form of Raphael7 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rafael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- RefaelGod heals; variant of Raphael15 in the US (2017)
- RafalGod heals; a form of Raphael6 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaffaelGod heals; a form of Raphael6 in England and Wales (2025)
- RufaelGod heals; variant of Raphael5 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
- RazielGod is my secret, from raz meaning secret55 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rafael
Names that are said the same way as Rafael, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Raffaelegod has healed; italian form of Raphael20 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Rafael, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Rafael
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