Raphael

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Raphael is a given name derived from the Hebrew rāp̄ā'ēl meaning "God has healed". Raphael is one of the archangels according to Abrahamic tradition.

From Wikipedia

Raphael first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 8 babies (rank #223 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Raphael

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raphael yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

29
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
8
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20147#226
20157#229
20168#223
20177#243