Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- God has healed
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rafaela
Pronunciation
r(a)-fae-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #2864, 60 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2895, 58 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 |
| 2024 | 52 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2022 | 48 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 47 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2016 | 45 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1283, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1382, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1285, 26 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #844, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence