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Raffael

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Raffael has been given to about 120 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 116
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Raffael per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 13
  • Born in 20259
  • All time120
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Raffael?

Its best year was 2024, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6730th. The typical living American called Raffael is about 7 years old today.

Names that sound like Raffael

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rafael0.97
  2. Raphael0.94
  3. Randell0.59
  4. Daniel0.56
  5. Samuel0.56
  6. Angel0.56
  7. Manuel0.56
  8. Ariel0.56

Middle names for Raffael

Ranked by flow score
  1. Raffael Paul0.77
  2. Raffael John0.77
  3. Raffael Blake0.76
  4. Raffael Wade0.76
  5. Raffael Quinn0.76
  6. Raffael Jude0.76

Sibling names for Raffael

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kiyomisister · 0.81
  2. Asaiahbrother · 0.80
  3. Cruebrother · 0.80
  4. Xylasister · 0.80
  5. Oziasbrother · 0.80
  6. Azarieither · 0.79

Where Raffael is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Raffael Anderson0.77
    2. Raffael White0.72
    3. Raffael Nguyen0.72
    4. Raffael Moore0.72
    5. Raffael Hill0.72
    6. Raffael Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Raffael

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.