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Rafael

Used in both girl and boy records

Rafael appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Rafael by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDRafael as a girl’s nameUS records 1908–2024
#6909girl rank1977peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDRafael as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#284boy rank2006peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Rafael in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197722 uses#336719771923–200954 listed years
Boy20061,702 uses#19519851880–2020140 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.