#4202024 rank
2024peak year
21,930babies named Raphael since 1880
▲ +37%5-year trend
Raphael popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Raphael mean?
From Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed', one of the archangels. Carried by the Renaissance master painter and beloved across Europe, especially as Rafael in the Hispanic world.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Raphael
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Famous Raphaels
- Raphael, Renaissance painter
Spellings & variants
RafaelRaffaelloRafe
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