Is Rafael a boy or girl name?
Rafael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,614 boys were named Rafael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 88,294 US babies named Rafael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #222
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rafael since 1880
- 88,294
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,710 babies
Boys and girls named Rafael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 608 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,701 | 17 | 1% |
| 1930s | 1,402 | 18 | 1.3% |
| 1940s | 1,833 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,954 | 21 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 6,286 | 51 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 9,592 | 128 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 12,274 | 157 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 14,370 | 121 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 15,037 | 56 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 12,790 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 7,557 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,614 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,515 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,516 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,489 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,423 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,391 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,404 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,282 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,238 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,226 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,205 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,208 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,229 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,274 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,333 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,345 | #257 | 7 | #14,865 |
| 2008 | 1,541 | #240 | 6 | #17,001 |
| 2007 | 1,622 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,702 | #217 | 8 | #13,323 |
| 2005 | 1,492 | #228 | 5 | #18,514 |
| 2004 | 1,544 | #224 | 7 | #13,850 |
| 2003 | 1,411 | #236 | 8 | #12,130 |
| 2002 | 1,453 | #231 | 9 | #10,882 |
| 2001 | 1,455 | #233 | 6 | #14,891 |
| 2000 | 1,472 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,438 | #229 | 7 | #12,343 |
| 1998 | 1,386 | #229 | 12 | #7,908 |
| 1997 | 1,360 | #227 | 10 | #8,859 |
| 1996 | 1,399 | #215 | 10 | #8,669 |
| 1995 | 1,459 | #205 | 10 | #8,575 |
| 1994 | 1,431 | #202 | 12 | #7,477 |
| 1993 | 1,427 | #212 | 21 | #4,764 |
| 1992 | 1,484 | #209 | 16 | #5,932 |
| 1991 | 1,483 | #210 | 13 | #6,883 |
| 1990 | 1,503 | #201 | 10 | #8,346 |
| 1989 | 1,322 | #213 | 21 | #4,472 |
| 1988 | 1,286 | #206 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 1987 | 1,216 | #207 | 17 | #4,817 |
| 1986 | 1,211 | #203 | 10 | #6,982 |
| 1985 | 1,250 | #195 | 16 | #4,802 |
| 1984 | 1,147 | #204 | 15 | #4,906 |
| 1983 | 1,186 | #201 | 17 | #4,419 |
| 1982 | 1,255 | #199 | 20 | #3,990 |
| 1981 | 1,213 | #204 | 12 | #5,809 |
| 1980 | 1,188 | #208 | 19 | #4,105 |
| 1979 | 1,025 | #222 | 11 | #6,052 |
| 1978 | 996 | #218 | 16 | #4,401 |
| 1977 | 1,033 | #215 | 22 | #3,456 |
| 1976 | 976 | #215 | 11 | #5,487 |
| 1975 | 986 | #215 | 9 | #6,316 |
| 1974 | 930 | #226 | 8 | #6,695 |
| 1973 | 906 | #232 | 11 | #5,113 |
| 1972 | 926 | #232 | 12 | #4,721 |
| 1971 | 867 | #256 | 19 | #3,466 |
| 1970 | 947 | #245 | 9 | #5,705 |
| 1969 | 818 | #255 | 6 | #7,238 |
| 1968 | 768 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 670 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 620 | #298 | 8 | #5,161 |
| 1965 | 615 | #304 | 9 | #4,746 |
| 1964 | 582 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 526 | #337 | 11 | #4,202 |
| 1962 | 566 | #332 | 6 | #6,394 |
| 1961 | 580 | #326 | 11 | #4,174 |
| 1960 | 541 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 509 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 503 | #342 | 6 | #5,941 |
| 1957 | 388 | #390 | 5 | #6,809 |
| 1956 | 448 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 417 | #353 | 5 | #6,501 |
| 1954 | 420 | #349 | 5 | #6,419 |
| 1953 | 329 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 366 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 275 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 299 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 260 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 265 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 239 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 196 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 172 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 176 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 140 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 148 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 119 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 118 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 111 | #545 | 5 | #4,799 |
| 1938 | 111 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 106 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 117 | #527 | 6 | #4,065 |
| 1935 | 124 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 132 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 130 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 167 | #435 | 7 | #3,842 |
| 1931 | 190 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 214 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 209 | #403 | 6 | #4,476 |
| 1928 | 215 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 201 | #429 | 5 | #5,458 |
| 1926 | 166 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 178 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 174 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 149 | #501 | 6 | #4,860 |
| 1922 | 146 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 139 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 124 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 108 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 80 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 76 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 73 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 67 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 57 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 51 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 42 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 22 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 18 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 21 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 17 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 22 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #793 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rafael reached #195 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #3,456 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rafael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.