How Many People Are Named Raphael?
people named Raphael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,705 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,581 babies named Raphael in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
807 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of RAPHAEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Raphael, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1900s: 4.2% of the babies were girls then and 0.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Raphael alive today is about 25 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Raphael first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 807 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Raphael has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #394, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #394.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #394 |
| Best rank | #394 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #574 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Raphael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Raphael were born in New York than in any other state: about 2,946 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Raphael was given 2.9 times as often in New York, 2.3 times in District of Columbia and 2 times in New Jersey.
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