How Many People Are Named Rafael?
people named Rafael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,260 people in the US has this name
Based on 89,947 babies named Rafael in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,710 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch form of RAPHAEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rafael, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rafael alive today is about 30 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rafael first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2006, to 1,710 babies. In 2025, 1,639 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rafael has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #195, in 1985. In 2025 it ranked #218.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #218 |
| Best rank | #195 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #227 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rafael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rafael were born in California than in any other state: about 22,223 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rafael was given 2.3 times as often in California, 2.2 times in New Mexico and 2.2 times in Texas.
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