Raphael

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

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 1882 and has been recorded in 138 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 744 babies (rank #420 that year). In 2024 it was given to 744 boys (rank #420). The name has been rising 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.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

23,762

Total babies (all years)

138

Years in the data

744

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Raphael

Raphaël Varaneassociation football player · b. 1993
Raphaël Guerreiroassociation football player · b. 1993
Raphaël Wickyassociation football player · b. 1977
Raphaël Poiréebiathlete · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	5	#1,065
1886	7	#829
1887	5	#1,037
1889	11	#618
1891	9	#690
1892	13	#591
1893	11	#643
1894	9	#775
1895	9	#785
1896	9	#815
1897	13	#614
1898	13	#631
1899	10	#702
1900	8	#1,031
1901	13	#583
1902	15	#582
1903	9	#833
1904	10	#799
1905	13	#693
1906	13	#698
1907	19	#582
1908	24	#520
1909	12	#886
1910	19	#700
1911	30	#558
1912	55	#543
1913	68	#522
1914	95	#504
1915	100	#569
1916	117	#531
1917	85	#649
1918	100	#615
1919	98	#614
1920	103	#626
1921	101	#640
1922	130	#554
1923	94	#661
1924	108	#613
1925	99	#640
1926	81	#711
1927	90	#682
1928	99	#615
1929	96	#626
1930	97	#625
1931	85	#648
1932	72	#738
1933	71	#725
1934	59	#820
1935	53	#869
1936	69	#728
1937	63	#777
1938	50	#893
1939	69	#723
1940	72	#723
1941	63	#795
1942	68	#784
1943	58	#881
1944	48	#931
1945	61	#794
1946	64	#824
1947	69	#837
1948	83	#743
1949	69	#822
1950	65	#848
1951	71	#835
1952	86	#761
1953	80	#803
1954	111	#688
1955	93	#759
1956	94	#760
1957	97	#764
1958	99	#743
1959	98	#777
1960	93	#796
1961	115	#717
1962	107	#742
1963	99	#769
1964	98	#769
1965	96	#754
1966	110	#710
1967	105	#725
1968	130	#664
1969	153	#643
1970	168	#626
1971	187	#612
1972	180	#595
1973	192	#573
1974	162	#634
1975	181	#604
1976	182	#607
1977	182	#621
1978	171	#643
1979	157	#681
1980	158	#692
1981	167	#669
1982	191	#629
1983	179	#642
1984	208	#587
1985	256	#549
1986	268	#546
1987	253	#568
1988	303	#525
1989	303	#554
1990	450	#465
1991	371	#517
1992	311	#579
1993	270	#625
1994	261	#643
1995	251	#659
1996	254	#657
1997	260	#641
1998	256	#668
1999	268	#645
2000	304	#619
2001	266	#682
2002	269	#682
2003	253	#725
2004	304	#671
2005	316	#668
2006	331	#682
2007	333	#702
2008	397	#622
2009	400	#624
2010	369	#653
2011	356	#668
2012	387	#629
2013	423	#600
2014	461	#596
2015	533	#537
2016	550	#533
2017	560	#517
2018	535	#529
2019	544	#523
2020	559	#512
2021	548	#538
2022	641	#483
2023	685	#453
2024	744	#420