Raphaela is a rare variant of Raphael that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Raphaela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,702 for girl births in the United States (and #19,656 across all names), given to 8 babies. Raphaela was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 2016 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,702 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,839 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,868 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,241 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | #7,561 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #7,872 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #11,187 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #9,038 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #8,194 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,617 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,636 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,772 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,940 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #11,071 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #10,245 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #12,045 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,284 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #11,420 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,659 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #19,369 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,992 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,515 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #12,137 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,939 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,617 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,430 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,277 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,781 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,499 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,938 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,470 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,025 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,951 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,651 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,432 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,200 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,897 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,301 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,027 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,814 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,724 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,307 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,892 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,965 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,405 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,982 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,066 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,237 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,377 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,798 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,036 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #4,248 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,109 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,290 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,732 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #4,291 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,906 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,719 |