Rafaella
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God heals; a form of Raphael.
Rafaella by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Rafaella. In the US, 32 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 40 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Raphael
Like Rafaella, 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.
- Rafaelgod heals; a form of Raphael266 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaffyGod has healed; a form of Raphael26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raffiehealed by god; a form of Raphael22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raffaelegod has healed; italian form of Raphael20 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)
- RefaelGod heals; variant of Raphael15 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rafaella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- RafaelaGod heals; a form of Raphael12 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaffaellaGod has healed; a form of Raphael14 in England and Wales (2025)
- RaphaellaGod has healed; a form of Raphael5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayella5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosabellabeautiful rose; combination of rosa and bella21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rachelleewe or lamb; a form of Rachel58 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rafaella
Names that are said the same way as Rafaella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- RaphaelaGod has healed; a form of Raphael7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Rafaella, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rafaella
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