Rafael

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Rafael is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 88,294 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 87,725 as boys and 569 as girls. Rafael gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 2006 and remains popular today. It is the #746 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,614
2023 1,515
2022 1,516
2021 1,489
2020 1,423
2019 1,391
2018 1,404
2017 1,282
2016 1,238
2015 1,226
2014 1,205
2013 1,208
2012 1,229
2011 1,274
2010 1,333
2009 1,352
2008 1,547
2007 1,622
2006 1,710
2005 1,497
2004 1,551
2003 1,419
2002 1,462
2001 1,461
2000 1,472
1999 1,445
1998 1,398
1997 1,370
1996 1,409
1995 1,469
1994 1,443
1993 1,448
1992 1,500
1991 1,496
1990 1,513
1989 1,343
1988 1,296
1987 1,233
1986 1,221
1985 1,266
1984 1,162
1983 1,203
1982 1,275
1981 1,225
1980 1,207
1979 1,036
1978 1,012
1977 1,055
1976 987
1975 995
1974 938
1973 917
1972 938
1971 886
1970 956
1969 824
1968 768
1967 670
1966 628
1965 624
1964 582
1963 537
1962 572
1961 591
1960 541
1959 509
1958 509
1957 393
1956 448
1955 422
1954 425
1953 329
1952 366
1951 275
1950 299
1949 260
1948 265
1947 239
1946 196
1945 172
1944 176
1943 140
1942 148
1941 119
1940 118
1939 116
1938 111
1937 106
1936 123
1935 124
1934 132
1933 130
1932 174
1931 190
1930 214
1929 215
1928 215
1927 206
1926 166
1925 178
1924 174
1923 155
1922 146
1921 139
1920 124
1919 108
1918 80
1917 76
1916 73
1915 67
1914 57
1913 51
1912 42
1911 25
1910 29
1909 21
1908 22
1907 18
1906 21
1905 17
1904 22
1903 13
1902 10
1901 16
1900 12
1899 10
1898 8
1897 12
1896 7
1895 11
1894 8
1893 6
1892 7
1891 6
1890 9
1889 8
1888 9
1887 8
1885 6
1884 5
1883 7
1882 6
1881 9
1880 7