Raphael

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Raphael is ranked 420th among boys in 2024 (744 births). Its best rank was 420th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #420up 33 from 2023
Births in 2024: 7440.04% of boys
Peak year: 2024744 births
Best rank: #420in 2024
Since 1882: 23,439people given the name

Babies named Raphael, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

23,439 boys have been named Raphael in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 744 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1997, and the 2010s alone account for 20%. It has spent 135 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Raphael
1880s	28
1890s	96
1900s	136
1910s	767
1920s	1,001
1930s	688
1940s	655
1950s	894
1960s	1,106
1970s	1,762
1980s	2,286
1990s	2,952
2000s	3,173
2010s	4,718
2020s	3,177

In 2024, its biggest year

Raphael was the 420th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Raphael

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.