Rafael - A very unique male name
Rafael, meaning God has healed, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #396. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Rafael and more.
With that position 1 in 1,373 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Rafael peaked in popularity 34 years ago in 1985 on position 195.
Famous with this name

Rafael Edholm

Rafael Infante

Rafael Cardoso
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Rafael is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Rafael is currently topping the baby name charts in California at position #179 - and is the least popular in Missouri at position #793.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Rafael is where you live.
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Rafael origin and meaning
Rafael is a 6 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means God has healed. To see famous people named Rafael, pop culture references for the name Rafael and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Rafael
We've found the following names that sound similar to Rafael, sorted by popularity.
Raphael / Raffaele / Rapheal / Rafeal / Rafal / Ruble / Robel / Refael / Refoel / Rubel /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 288 |
2011 | 275 |
2010 | 256 |
2009 | 257 |
2008 | 238 |
2007 | 228 |
2006 | 217 |
2005 | 231 |
2004 | 224 |
2003 | 236 |
2002 | 229 |
2001 | 234 |
2000 | 235 |
1999 | 230 |
1998 | 230 |
1997 | 229 |
1996 | 217 |
1995 | 205 |
1994 | 204 |
1993 | 213 |
1992 | 211 |
1991 | 213 |
1990 | 201 |
1989 | 213 |
1988 | 207 |
1987 | 209 |
1986 | 203 |
1985 | 195 |
1984 | 204 |
1983 | 201 |
1982 | 199 |
1981 | 206 |
1980 | 211 |
1979 | 229 |
1978 | 218 |
1977 | 221 |
1976 | 217 |
1975 | 215 |
1974 | 228 |
1973 | 237 |
1972 | 234 |
1971 | 262 |
1970 | 250 |
1969 | 257 |
1968 | 258 |
1967 | 279 |
1966 | 296 |
1965 | 302 |
1964 | 323 |
1963 | 337 |
1962 | 329 |
1961 | 326 |
1960 | 333 |
1959 | 347 |
1958 | 341 |
1957 | 383 |
1956 | 346 |
1955 | 355 |
1954 | 344 |
1953 | 371 |
1952 | 350 |
1951 | 400 |
1950 | 380 |
1949 | 404 |
1948 | 404 |
1947 | 419 |
1946 | 418 |
1945 | 435 |
1944 | 428 |
1943 | 471 |
1942 | 474 |
1941 | 502 |
1940 | 482 |
1939 | 471 |
1938 | 488 |
1937 | 495 |
1936 | 471 |
1935 | 469 |
1934 | 442 |
1933 | 432 |
1932 | 409 |
1931 | 393 |
1930 | 378 |
1929 | 367 |
1928 | 389 |
1927 | 412 |
1926 | 440 |
1925 | 420 |
1924 | 442 |
1923 | 464 |
1922 | 475 |
1921 | 496 |
1920 | 520 |
1919 | 522 |
1918 | 607 |
1917 | 590 |
1916 | 619 |
1915 | 620 |
1914 | 578 |
1913 | 512 |
1912 | 516 |
1911 | 446 |
1910 | 396 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
California | 179 |
Texas | 185 |
New York | 188 |
Arizona | 206 |
Florida | 208 |
Massachusetts | 214 |
New Jersey | 219 |
District of Columbia | 223 |
Washington | 238 |
Illinois | 250 |
Nevada | 254 |
Connecticut | 300 |
Colorado | 302 |
Oregon | 311 |
North Carolina | 321 |
Nebraska | 329 |
New Mexico | 368 |
Georgia | 375 |
Maryland | 386 |
Utah | 397 |
South Carolina | 403 |
Virginia | 407 |
Iowa | 437 |
Pennsylvania | 468 |
Kansas | 489 |
Oklahoma | 497 |
Ohio | 514 |
Arkansas | 547 |
Michigan | 565 |
Minnesota | 598 |
Indiana | 667 |
Alabama | 689 |
Tennessee | 746 |
Missouri | 793 |
Even more about Rafael
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.