Rafael

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch
Rafael first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 224 babies (rank #165 that year). In 2024 it was given to 184 boys (rank #186). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Rafael

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

4,483
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
224
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199135#512
199243#469
199330#580
199430#553
199542#473
199651#424
199742#484
199843#470
199953#397
200044#458
200157#391
200265#352
200380#302
200475#324
2005116#245
2006125#236
2007148#210
2008186#179
2009219#163
2010184#194
2011203#180
2012197#180
2013224#165
2014217#174
2015210#180
2016190#194
2017189#201
2018205#188
2019208#184
2020199#181
2021209#179
2022185#187
2023195#166
2024184#186