Data through 2025

Rafael name popularity in the United States

Rafael ranked #218 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,639 boys named Rafael.

Rank#218

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,639

SSA

Peak year2006

1,702 recorded

Five-year change+15.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Rafael for boys and girls

Girls

7

Share unavailable · data from 1923 to 2009

Boys

1,639

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Rafael in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,639#218
2024boys1,621#222
2023boys1,517#231
2022boys1,517#232
2021boys1,490#237
2020boys1,424#246
2019boys1,392#261
2018boys1,405#258
2017boys1,282#283
2016boys1,238#291
2015boys1,226#293
2014boys1,205#293
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,639#218
2024boys1,621#222
2023boys1,517#231
2022boys1,517#232
2021boys1,490#237
2020boys1,424#246
2019boys1,392#261
2018boys1,405#258
2017boys1,282#283
2016boys1,238#291
2015boys1,226#293
2014boys1,205#293
2013boys1,208#287
2012boys1,231#286
2011boys1,274#274
2010boys1,333#257
2009boys1,345#257
2009girls7#13704
2008boys1,541#240
2008girls6#15405
2007boys1,622#228
2006boys1,702#217
2006girls8#12420
2005boys1,492#228
2005girls5#16462
2004boys1,544#224
2004girls7#12761
2003boys1,411#236
2003girls8#11325
2002boys1,453#231
2002girls9#10246
2001boys1,455#232
2001girls6#13521
2000boys1,472#230
1999boys1,438#229
1999girls7#11385
1998boys1,386#229
1998girls12#7532
1997boys1,360#227
1997girls10#8334
1996boys1,399#215
1996girls10#8132
1995boys1,459#205
1995girls10#8079
1994boys1,431#202
1994girls12#7097
1993boys1,427#211
1993girls21#4671
1992boys1,484#208
1992girls16#5718
1991boys1,483#210
1991girls13#6588
1990boys1,503#201
1990girls10#7880
1989boys1,322#213
1989girls21#4358
1988boys1,285#206
1988girls10#7111
1987boys1,217#207
1987girls17#4660
1986boys1,211#203
1986girls10#6612
1985boys1,250#195
1985girls16#4635
1984boys1,147#204
1984girls15#4737
1983boys1,186#201
1983girls17#4286
1982boys1,255#199
1982girls20#3898
1981boys1,213#204
1981girls12#5571
1980boys1,188#208
1980girls19#3992
1979boys1,025#222
1979girls11#5751
1978boys996#218
1978girls16#4242
1977boys1,033#215
1977girls22#3366
1976boys976#215
1976girls11#5215
1975boys986#215
1975girls9#5984
1974boys930#226
1974girls8#6258
1973boys906#232
1973girls11#4871
1972boys927#232
1972girls12#4523
1971boys866#257
1971girls19#3373
1970boys947#245
1970girls9#5413
1969boys818#255
1969girls6#6617
1968boys768#259
1967boys669#278
1966boys620#297
1966girls8#4866
1965boys615#304
1965girls9#4494
1964boys582#324
1963boys526#337
1963girls11#4019
1962boys565#332
1962girls6#5860
1961boys581#326
1961girls11#4009
1960boys541#334
1959boys509#345
1958boys503#342
1958girls5#6103
1957boys388#390
1957girls5#6086
1956boys448#349
1955boys417#353
1955girls5#5828
1954boys420#349
1954girls5#5753
1953boys329#384
1952boys366#355
1951boys275#411
1950boys299#389
1949boys260#422
1948boys265#415
1947boys239#436
1946boys196#452
1945boys172#453
1944boys176#458
1943boys140#533
1942boys148#503
1941boys119#546
1940boys118#541
1939boys111#544
1939girls5#4250
1938boys111#548
1937boys106#563
1936boys117#527
1936girls6#3701
1935boys124#517
1934boys132#501
1933boys130#491
1932boys167#434
1932girls7#3568
1931boys190#407
1930boys214#392
1929boys209#403
1929girls6#4053
1928boys215#410
1927boys201#428
1927girls5#4805
1926boys166#467
1925boys178#451
1924boys174#465
1923boys149#499
1923girls6#4376
1922boys146#510
1921boys139#528
1920boys124#549
1919boys108#576
1918boys80#706
1917boys76#694
1916boys73#695
1915boys67#725
1914boys57#673
1913boys51#615
1912boys42#649
1911boys25#605
1910boys29#524
1909boys21#574
1908boys22#541
1907boys18#591
1906boys21#489
1905boys17#574
1904boys22#452
1903boys13#619
1902boys10#744
1901boys16#487
1900boys12#743
1899boys10#661
1898boys8#804
1897boys12#615
1896boys7#900
1895boys11#640
1894boys8#787
1893boys6#907
1892boys7#861
1891boys6#841
1890boys9#667
1889boys8#722
1888boys9#704
1887boys8#679
1885boys6#836
1884boys5#971
1883boys7#720
1882boys6#837
1881boys9#595
1880boys7#745

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Rafael’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+33.7%
Change since peak-3.7%