Raphiel

RA-feel /ˈɹæfiːl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Raphiel is a very rare variant of Raphael that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Raphiel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Raphiel was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1988 (8 births).

About the name Raphiel

PronunciationRA-feel /ˈɹæfiːl/
8peak births 1988
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Raphiel

How popular is Raphiel?

Boys named Raphiel
197919801985199019952000200520102013
Boys named Raphiel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Raphiel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201355#13,621
200766#12,031
19906—#7,893
19896—#7,687
19888—#5,616
19876—#6,760
19866—#6,539
19845—#7,073
19795—#6,827