Rafael

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Andalusian	Boy	God has healed (Patron saint of Cordoba)
Azerbaijani	Boy	God has healed
Bengali	Boy	Healed
Brazilian	Boy	God has healed
Catalan	Boy	God has healed
Filipino	Boy	God heals
Hebrew	Boy	God has healed.
Hispanic	Boy	God has healed
Jewish	Boy	God has healed
Portuguese	Boy	God has healed
Spanish	Boy	God has healed

Fun Facts About the Name Rafael

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Leafar

Scrabble Score

9 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

JonaelKaelIsmaelRaffaellaCael

Popularity of Rafael

Popularity Analysis

The name Rafael first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1985 when it reached rank #195. As of 2024, it ranked #222.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	222	Male	0.0875%
2023	231	Male	0.0824%
2022	232	Male	0.0808%
2021	237	Male	0.0794%
2020	247	Male	0.0769%
2019	261	Male	0.0723%
2018	258	Male	0.0722%
2017	282	Male	0.0648%
2016	291	Male	0.0613%
2015	293	Male	0.0600%
2014	293	Male	0.0588%
2013	287	Male	0.0599%
2012	285	Male	0.0607%
2011	274	Male	0.0628%
2010	257	Male	0.0651%
2009	256	Male	0.0636%
2008	238	Male	0.0707%
2007	228	Male	0.0734%
2006	217	Male	0.0776%
2005	228	Male	0.0701%
2004	224	Male	0.0732%
2003	236	Male	0.0671%
2002	232	Male	0.0703%
2001	232	Male	0.0704%
2000	230	Male	0.0705%
1999	229	Male	0.0706%
1998	229	Male	0.0685%
1997	227	Male	0.0681%
1996	215	Male	0.0699%
1995	204	Male	0.0726%
1994	202	Male	0.0701%
1993	211	Male	0.0693%
1992	209	Male	0.0705%
1991	211	Male	0.0697%
1990	201	Male	0.0699%
1989	213	Male	0.0630%
1988	206	Male	0.0639%
1987	207	Male	0.0623%
1986	203	Male	0.0628%
1985	195	Male	0.0648%
1984	204	Male	0.0611%
1983	201	Male	0.0637%
1982	199	Male	0.0665%
1981	205	Male	0.0651%
1980	208	Male	0.0639%
1979	223	Male	0.0570%
1978	218	Male	0.0583%
1977	215	Male	0.0604%
1976	215	Male	0.0594%
1975	215	Male	0.0607%
1974	226	Male	0.0569%
1973	233	Male	0.0559%
1972	232	Male	0.0553%
1971	256	Male	0.0476%
1970	245	Male	0.0497%
1969	255	Male	0.0448%
1968	260	Male	0.0433%
1967	278	Male	0.0376%
1966	299	Male	0.0341%
1965	304	Male	0.0325%
1964	324	Male	0.0286%
1963	337	Male	0.0257%
1962	331	Male	0.0270%
1961	327	Male	0.0268%
1960	333	Male	0.0251%
1959	345	Male	0.0233%
1958	342	Male	0.0232%
1957	389	Male	0.0179%
1956	349	Male	0.0207%
1955	352	Male	0.0199%
1954	349	Male	0.0204%
1953	384	Male	0.0165%
1952	356	Male	0.0185%
1951	414	Male	0.0142%
1950	387	Male	0.0166%
1949	423	Male	0.0143%
1948	415	Male	0.0149%
1947	438	Male	0.0127%
1946	452	Male	0.0121%
1945	455	Male	0.0124%
1944	458	Male	0.0127%
1943	533	Male	0.0097%
1942	502	Male	0.0106%
1941	547	Male	0.0095%
1940	534	Male	0.0102%
1939	545	Male	0.0098%
1938	550	Male	0.0098%
1937	563	Male	0.0097%
1936	527	Male	0.0110%
1935	520	Male	0.0116%
1934	505	Male	0.0124%
1933	493	Male	0.0127%
1932	433	Male	0.0156%
1931	410	Male	0.0177%
1930	394	Male	0.0190%
1929	402	Male	0.0190%
1928	413	Male	0.0188%
1927	429	Male	0.0172%
1926	469	Male	0.0145%
1925	453	Male	0.0154%
1924	467	Male	0.0150%
1923	501	Male	0.0132%
1922	511	Male	0.0130%
1921	529	Male	0.0122%
1920	551	Male	0.0113%
1919	577	Male	0.0106%
1918	708	Male	0.0076%
1917	698	Male	0.0079%
1916	697	Male	0.0079%
1915	729	Male	0.0076%
1914	678	Male	0.0083%
1913	625	Male	0.0095%
1912	656	Male	0.0093%
1911	622	Male	0.0104%
1910	532	Male	0.0139%
1909	586	Male	0.0119%
1908	549	Male	0.0132%
1907	611	Male	0.0113%
1906	500	Male	0.0146%
1905	586	Male	0.0119%
1904	464	Male	0.0159%
1903	649	Male	0.0101%
1902	782	Male	0.0075%
1901	503	Male	0.0138%
1900	774	Male	0.0074%
1899	701	Male	0.0087%
1898	871	Male	0.0061%
1897	638	Male	0.0098%
1896	962	Male	0.0054%
1895	668	Male	0.0087%
1894	845	Male	0.0064%
1892	934	Male	0.0053%
1891	937	Male	0.0055%
1890	724	Male	0.0075%
1889	775	Male	0.0067%
1888	744	Male	0.0069%
1887	733	Male	0.0073%
1885	917	Male	0.0052%
1883	786	Male	0.0062%
1882	922	Male	0.0049%
1881	643	Male	0.0083%
1880	793	Male	0.0059%

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