Rafael
Last seen for girls in 2009 at #13,704 · #218 for boys in 2025, 1,639 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1985 · 1,250 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 89,379since 1880
Rafael over time
Rank among boys' names. Rafael has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #218 | 1,639 | |
| 2024 | — | #222 | 1,621 | |
| 2023 | — | #231 | 1,517 | |
| 2022 | — | #232 | 1,517 | |
| 2021 | — | #237 | 1,490 | |
| 2020 | — | #246 | 1,424 | |
| 2019 | — | #261 | 1,392 | |
| 2018 | — | #258 | 1,405 | |
| 2017 | — | #283 | 1,282 | |
| 2016 | — | #291 | 1,238 | |
| 2015 | — | #293 | 1,226 | |
| 2014 | — | #293 | 1,205 | |
| 2013 | — | #287 | 1,208 | |
| 2012 | — | #286 | 1,231 | |
| 2011 | — | #274 | 1,274 | |
| 2010 | — | #257 | 1,333 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #257 | 1,345 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #240 | 1,541 |
| 2007 | — | #228 | 1,622 | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #217 | 1,702 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #228 | 1,492 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #224 | 1,544 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #236 | 1,411 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #231 | 1,453 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #232 | 1,455 |
| 2000 | — | #230 | 1,472 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #229 | 1,438 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #229 | 1,386 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #227 | 1,360 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #215 | 1,399 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #205 | 1,459 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #202 | 1,431 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #211 | 1,427 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #208 | 1,484 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #210 | 1,483 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #201 | 1,503 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #213 | 1,322 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #206 | 1,285 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #207 | 1,217 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #203 | 1,211 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #195 | 1,250 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #204 | 1,147 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | #201 | 1,186 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #199 | 1,255 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #204 | 1,213 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #208 | 1,188 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #222 | 1,025 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #218 | 996 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #215 | 1,033 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #215 | 976 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #215 | 986 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #226 | 930 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #232 | 906 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #232 | 927 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #257 | 866 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #245 | 947 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #255 | 818 |
| 1968 | — | #259 | 768 | |
| 1967 | — | #278 | 669 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #297 | 620 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #304 | 615 |
| 1964 | — | #324 | 582 | |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #337 | 526 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #332 | 565 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #326 | 581 |
| 1960 | — | #334 | 541 | |
| 1959 | — | #345 | 509 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #342 | 503 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #390 | 388 |
| 1956 | — | #349 | 448 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #353 | 417 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #349 | 420 |
| 1953 | — | #384 | 329 | |
| 1952 | — | #355 | 366 | |
| 1951 | — | #411 | 275 | |
| 1950 | — | #389 | 299 | |
| 1949 | — | #422 | 260 | |
| 1948 | — | #415 | 265 | |
| 1947 | — | #436 | 239 | |
| 1946 | — | #452 | 196 | |
| 1945 | — | #453 | 172 | |
| 1944 | — | #458 | 176 | |
| 1943 | — | #533 | 140 | |
| 1942 | — | #503 | 148 | |
| 1941 | — | #546 | 119 | |
| 1940 | — | #541 | 118 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #544 | 111 |
| 1938 | — | #548 | 111 | |
| 1937 | — | #563 | 106 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #527 | 117 |
| 1935 | — | #517 | 124 | |
| 1934 | — | #501 | 132 | |
| 1933 | — | #491 | 130 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #434 | 167 |
| 1931 | — | #407 | 190 | |
| 1930 | — | #392 | 214 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #403 | 209 |
| 1928 | — | #410 | 215 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #428 | 201 |
| 1926 | — | #467 | 166 | |
| 1925 | — | #451 | 178 | |
| 1924 | — | #465 | 174 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #499 | 149 |
| 1922 | — | #510 | 146 | |
| 1921 | — | #528 | 139 | |
| 1920 | — | #549 | 124 | |
| 1919 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1918 | — | #706 | 80 | |
| 1917 | — | #694 | 76 | |
| 1916 | — | #695 | 73 | |
| 1915 | — | #725 | 67 | |
| 1914 | — | #673 | 57 | |
| 1913 | — | #615 | 51 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #524 | 29 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #541 | 22 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #489 | 21 | |
| 1905 | — | #574 | 17 | |
| 1904 | — | #452 | 22 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rafael was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Rafael is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#93 · 1 in 617
- New Jersey#93 · 1 in 674
- California#110 · 1 in 538
- Florida#163 · 1 in 944
- Connecticut#164 · 1 in 1,236
Best ever in a state: #25 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #93 | 63 | 1 in 674 |
| New York | #93 | 180 | 1 in 617 |
| California | #110 | 334 | 1 in 538 |
| Florida | #163 | 58 | 1 in 944 |
| Connecticut | #164 | 14 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Illinois | #171 | 76 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Texas | #172 | 141 | 1 in 875 |
| Massachusetts | #184 | 17 | 1 in 1,995 |
| New Mexico | #197 | 10 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Arizona | #207 | 17 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Colorado | #326 | 7 | 1 in 3,110 |
| Washington | #356 | 8 | 1 in 3,705 |
| Wisconsin | #359 | 6 | 1 in 5,755 |
| Michigan | #382 | 13 | 1 in 5,156 |
| Pennsylvania | #383 | 12 | 1 in 6,339 |
| Oklahoma | #390 | 5 | 1 in 4,269 |
| Ohio | #500 | 9 | 1 in 8,932 |
| Georgia | #606 | 5 | 1 in 7,857 |
| Louisiana | #627 | 5 | 1 in 6,979 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rafael
- 4 spots since 2024 (#222 → #218)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#246 → #218)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#293 → #218)
- Biggest jump: 285 spots in 1897 (#900 → #615)
- Biggest drop: 260 spots in 1896 (#640 → #900)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1985 at #195 (1,250 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1887–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,042 boys born in 2025 were named Rafael (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #195 in 1985, was only 1 in 1,479 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.8% of all boys named Rafael (15,037) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 65 | #595 (1881) | #757 |
| 1890s | 84 | #615 (1897) | #768 |
| 1900s | 172 | #452 (1904) | #581 |
| 1910s | 608 | #524 (1910) | #646 |
| 1920s | 1,701 | #403 (1929) | #471 |
| 1930s | 1,402 | #392 (1930) | #492 |
| 1940s | 1,833 | #415 (1948) | #476 |
| 1950s | 3,954 | #342 (1958) | #367 |
| 1960s | 6,285 | #255 (1969) | #305 |
| 1970s | 9,592 | #215 (1977) | #228 |
| 1980s | 12,274 | #195 (1985) | #204 |
| 1990s | 14,370 | #201 (1990) | #214 |
| 2000s | 15,037 | #217 (2006) | #232 |
| 2010s | 12,794 | #257 (2010) | #278 |
| 2020s | 9,208 | #218 (2025) | #231 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rafael in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 145,933 of them was named Rafael, which outranked 52.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,427Yumi12
- #5,427Yvonna12
- #5,427Zelda12
- #5,751Rafael11
- #5,751Aaren11
- #5,751Addy11
- #5,751Aeisha11
- #6,189Adonica10
- #6,189Adraine10
- #6,189Adrena10
Tied with 437 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,680 of them was named Rafael, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.