Rafael

Rafael

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Rafael first appears in the data in 1963 and has been recorded in 51 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 99 babies (rank #152 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

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.

1,172

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1963	4	#758
1964	4	#768
1965	3	#842
1966	3	#859
1967	5	#753
1968	9	#622
1969	9	#645
1970	10	#642
1971	11	#616
1972	10	#627
1973	8	#672
1975	4	#888
1976	7	#699
1977	4	#883
1978	4	#895
1979	5	#823
1980	8	#716
1981	6	#802
1982	3	#1,011
1983	3	#1,014
1984	2	#1,162
1985	2	#1,169
1986	7	#798
1987	4	#969
1988	8	#753
1989	5	#914
1990	6	#876
1991	11	#692
1992	12	#674
1993	5	#942
1994	9	#775
1995	10	#748
1996	10	#754
1997	8	#837
1998	8	#839
1999	26	#494
2000	9	#812
2001	24	#505
2002	53	#323
2003	71	#257
2004	59	#282
2005	49	#315
2006	53	#292
2007	41	#338
2008	71	#227
2009	79	#199
2010	74	#203
2011	82	#190
2012	99	#152
2013	71	#191
2014	84	#156

Year

Babies

Rank

1963

#758

1964

#768

1965

#842

1966

#859

1967

#753

1968

#622

1969

#645

1970

#642

1971

#616

1972

#627

1973

#672

1975

#888

1976

#699

1977

#883

1978

#895

1979

#823

1980

#716

1981

#802

1982

#1,011

1983

#1,014

1984

#1,162

1985

#1,169

1986

#798

1987

#969

1988

#753

1989

#914

1990

#876

1991

#692

1992

#674

1993

#942

1994

#775

1995

#748

1996

#754

1997

#837

1998

#839

1999

#494

2000

#812

2001

#505

2002

#323

2003

#257

2004

#282

2005

#315

2006

#292

2007

#338

2008

#227

2009

#199

2010

#203

2011

#190

2012

#152

2013

#191

2014

#156

Numerology of Rafael

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail