Rafael

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch
Rafael first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 229 babies (rank #240 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,156
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
229
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
199610#1,313
199719#835
199817#917
199918#895
200021#809
200124#746
200234#596
200339#583
200449#538
200571#415
200690#384
2007124#304
2008147#286
2009180#244
2010180#260
2011160#278
2012183#262
2013189#257
2014175#275
2015197#260
2016229#240