Raphael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God heals; angel name.
Babies a year
368
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#394
up from #420
UK popularity
#142
368 babies · up from #158
How Raphael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #537 |
| 2016 | #533 |
| 2017 | #517 |
| 2018 | #529 |
| 2019 | #523 |
| 2020 | #511 |
| 2021 | #537 |
| 2022 | #483 |
| 2023 | #453 |
| 2024 | #420 |
| 2025 | #394 |
In 2025, 368 babies in England and Wales were named Raphael. In the US, 554 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Raphael was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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