Rafael

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch
Rafael first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 81 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 4,946 babies (rank #13 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Rafael

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

215,628
Total babies (all years)
81
Years in the data
4,946
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
19241,241#14
19301,041#11
19311,041#11
19321,041#11
19331,041#11
19341,041#11
19351,041#11
19361,040#11
19371,040#11
19381,040#11
19391,040#11
19402,604#13
19412,604#13
19422,603#13
19432,603#13
19442,603#13
19452,603#13
19462,603#13
19472,603#13
19482,603#13
19492,603#13
19503,798#11
19513,798#11
19523,798#11
19533,798#11
19543,798#11
19553,798#11
19563,797#11
19573,797#11
19583,797#11
19593,797#11
19604,946#13
19614,945#13
19624,945#13
19634,945#13
19644,945#13
19654,945#13
19664,945#13
19674,945#13
19684,945#13
19694,945#13
19704,138#20
19714,138#20
19724,138#20
19734,138#20
19744,138#20
19754,138#20
19764,137#20
19774,137#20
19784,137#20
19794,137#20
19802,273#26
19812,273#26
19822,272#26
19832,272#26
19842,272#26
19852,272#26
19862,272#26
19872,272#26
19882,272#26
19892,272#26
19901,451#33
19911,451#33
19921,451#33
19931,451#33
19941,451#33
19951,451#33
19961,451#33
19971,451#33
19981,451#33
19991,451#33
20001,192#45
20011,192#45
20021,192#45
20031,192#45
20041,191#46
20051,191#45
20061,191#45
20071,191#45
20081,191#45
20091,191#45