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Raphael

Pronounced /ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/

Rank in 2024
#421
Born in 2024
744
Peak year
2024 · #421
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 744 boys were named Raphael, about 1 in every 2,306.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1882.
  • 23,439 boys have been named Raphael since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Raphael per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. 0.1
    Millennials
  6. 0.2
    Gen Z
  7. 0.3
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,701 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Silent: 1,253 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,691 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,514 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,296 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5,069 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6,783 babies, 0.31 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Latin Raphael, from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl, literally “God cures/has healed”).

  • (countable) A male given name from Hebrew.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Raphael, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoySteady

    Rafael

    Rank
    #222
    Born '24
    1,614
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20062024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Rapheal

    Rank
    #9,166
    Born '24
    8
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19902024