Rafaella is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Rafaella is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,437 for girl births in the United States (and #7,695 across all names), given to 32 babies. Rafaella first appears in 1986 and peaked in 2022 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #4,437 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #4,018 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | #3,631 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | #3,307 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #4,391 |
| 2020 | 34 | 34 | #4,141 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #4,245 |
| 2018 | 35 | 35 | #4,129 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | #4,291 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #3,837 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #5,090 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #4,873 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,964 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #4,577 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #4,547 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #4,834 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #6,258 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,333 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #4,915 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #7,418 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,956 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,760 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,900 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #6,628 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,638 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,538 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,131 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,079 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,319 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,052 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,401 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,459 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,327 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,499 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,925 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,286 |