Rafael

boy

Origin

Spanish; German; Croatian; Portuguese, variation of Raphael, Hebrew

Syllables

2

Meaning

God has healed

Categories

Popularity over time

Number of U.S. babies given the name Rafael each year, from the Social Security Administration.

Counts come from Social Security card applications. The SSA only includes names given to at least 5 babies of the same sex in a given year, so rare names and very recent years may be missing or undercounted. Source: SSA national baby names data.