Raphael is an established variant of Rafael that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Raphael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #394 for boy births in the United States (and #792 across all names), given to 807 babies. Raphael first appears in 1882 and peaked in 2025 (807 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 807 | 807 | — | #394 |
| 2024 | 756 | 756 | #17,141 | #420 |
| 2023 | 686 | 686 | — | #453 |
| 2022 | 641 | 641 | — | #483 |
| 2021 | 548 | 548 | — | #538 |
| 2020 | 559 | 559 | — | #513 |
| 2019 | 545 | 545 | — | #523 |
| 2018 | 536 | 536 | — | #529 |
| 2017 | 561 | 561 | — | #516 |
| 2016 | 551 | 551 | — | #533 |
| 2015 | 533 | 533 | — | #537 |
| 2014 | 461 | 461 | — | #596 |
| 2013 | 423 | 423 | — | #600 |
| 2012 | 387 | 387 | — | #629 |
| 2011 | 356 | 356 | — | #668 |
| 2010 | 369 | 369 | — | #653 |
| 2009 | 405 | 405 | #19,550 | #625 |
| 2008 | 397 | 397 | — | #622 |
| 2007 | 333 | 333 | — | #702 |
| 2006 | 331 | 331 | — | #682 |
| 2005 | 316 | 316 | — | #668 |
| 2004 | 304 | 304 | — | #671 |
| 2003 | 253 | 253 | — | #725 |
| 2002 | 269 | 269 | — | #682 |
| 2001 | 266 | 266 | — | #682 |
| 2000 | 304 | 304 | — | #619 |
| 1999 | 268 | 268 | — | #645 |
| 1998 | 262 | 262 | #13,723 | #668 |
| 1997 | 260 | — | — | #641 |
| 1996 | 254 | — | — | #657 |
| 1995 | 251 | — | — | #659 |
| 1994 | 261 | — | — | #643 |
| 1993 | 270 | — | — | #625 |
| 1992 | 311 | — | — | #579 |
| 1991 | 371 | — | — | #516 |
| 1990 | 450 | — | — | #465 |
| 1989 | 312 | — | #8,553 | #554 |
| 1988 | 311 | — | #9,010 | #525 |
| 1987 | 258 | — | #12,723 | #568 |
| 1986 | 277 | — | #7,577 | #546 |
| 1985 | 261 | — | #11,984 | #549 |
| 1984 | 214 | — | #10,026 | #587 |
| 1983 | 185 | — | #9,900 | #642 |
| 1982 | 197 | — | #10,129 | #628 |
| 1981 | 172 | — | #11,673 | #669 |
| 1980 | 158 | — | — | #692 |
| 1979 | 169 | — | #5,658 | #681 |
| 1978 | 171 | — | — | #643 |
| 1977 | 187 | — | #10,807 | #621 |
| 1976 | 182 | — | — | #607 |
| 1975 | 188 | — | #7,747 | #604 |
| 1974 | 162 | — | — | #634 |
| 1973 | 192 | — | — | #573 |
| 1972 | 191 | — | #5,012 | #595 |
| 1971 | 187 | — | — | #613 |
| 1970 | 178 | — | #5,313 | #626 |
| 1969 | 162 | — | #5,350 | #643 |
| 1968 | 130 | — | — | #664 |
| 1967 | 111 | — | #6,596 | #725 |
| 1966 | 115 | — | #7,349 | #710 |
| 1965 | 96 | — | — | #753 |
| 1964 | 103 | — | #7,546 | #769 |
| 1963 | 99 | — | — | #769 |
| 1962 | 114 | — | #5,714 | #742 |
| 1961 | 116 | — | — | #715 |
| 1960 | 93 | — | — | #796 |
| 1959 | 97 | — | — | #781 |
| 1958 | 99 | — | — | #743 |
| 1957 | 97 | — | — | #764 |
| 1956 | 94 | — | — | #760 |
| 1955 | 93 | — | — | #759 |
| 1954 | 110 | — | — | #690 |
| 1953 | 87 | — | #5,522 | #797 |
| 1952 | 86 | — | — | #761 |
| 1951 | 71 | — | — | #835 |
| 1950 | 65 | — | — | #848 |
| 1949 | 69 | — | — | #822 |
| 1948 | 83 | — | — | #743 |
| 1947 | 76 | — | #4,676 | #837 |
| 1946 | 64 | — | — | #824 |
| 1945 | 61 | — | — | #794 |
| 1944 | 48 | — | — | #931 |
| 1943 | 58 | — | — | #881 |
| 1942 | 74 | — | #4,525 | #784 |
| 1941 | 63 | — | — | #795 |
| 1940 | 78 | — | #4,247 | #723 |
| 1939 | 75 | — | #4,153 | #723 |
| 1938 | 50 | — | — | #893 |
| 1937 | 63 | — | — | #777 |
| 1936 | 69 | — | — | #728 |
| 1935 | 53 | — | — | #869 |
| 1934 | 59 | — | — | #820 |
| 1933 | 78 | — | #3,685 | #725 |
| 1932 | 78 | — | #4,318 | #738 |
| 1931 | 85 | — | — | #648 |
| 1930 | 103 | — | #4,451 | #625 |
| 1929 | 96 | — | — | #626 |
| 1928 | 106 | — | #4,109 | #615 |
| 1927 | 96 | — | #4,699 | #682 |
| 1926 | 88 | — | #4,229 | #711 |
| 1925 | 99 | — | — | #640 |
| 1924 | 119 | — | #3,112 | #613 |
| 1923 | 100 | — | #4,863 | #661 |
| 1922 | 138 | — | #3,942 | #554 |
| 1921 | 108 | — | #4,367 | #640 |
| 1920 | 109 | — | #4,861 | #626 |
| 1919 | 106 | — | #3,741 | #614 |
| 1918 | 108 | — | #3,791 | #615 |
| 1917 | 93 | — | #3,641 | #649 |
| 1916 | 127 | — | #2,993 | #531 |
| 1915 | 108 | — | #3,372 | #569 |
| 1914 | 104 | — | #2,593 | #504 |
| 1913 | 68 | — | — | #522 |
| 1912 | 61 | — | #2,899 | #543 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | — | #558 |
| 1910 | 19 | — | — | #700 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #886 |
| 1908 | 30 | — | #2,057 | #520 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #582 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | — | #698 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | — | #693 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #799 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #833 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #582 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #583 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #702 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | — | #631 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #614 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | — | #815 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #785 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #775 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #643 |
| 1892 | 13 | — | — | #591 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #690 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #618 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #829 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,065 |