Raffaele
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has healed; italian form of Raphael.
Raffaele by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Raffaele. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1969, making it a 1960s name.
Other names that come from Raphael
Like Raffaele, 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)
- RefaelGod heals; variant of Raphael15 in the US (2017)
- RaffaellaGod has healed; a form of Raphael14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raffaele. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Raffaele
Names that are said the same way as Raffaele, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Raffaele, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Raffaele
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