Is Rafaela a boy or girl name?
Rafaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 52 girls and 0 boys were named Rafaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,456 US babies named Rafaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,102
- Babies named Rafaela since 1887
- 3,456
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 60 babies
Boys and girls named Rafaela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 233 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 437 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 279 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 201 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 234 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 416 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,102 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,366 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,356 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,783 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,324 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,989 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,464 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,508 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,969 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,765 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,275 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,897 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,378 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,851 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,430 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,352 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,343 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,346 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,791 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,556 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,051 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,517 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,642 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,172 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,762 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,099 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,232 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,624 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,869 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,561 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,194 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,866 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,248 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,016 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,154 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,948 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,210 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,504 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,131 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,313 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,291 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,414 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,662 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,020 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,106 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,231 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,667 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,891 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,342 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,540 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,727 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,942 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,012 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,592 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,586 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,288 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,891 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,292 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,707 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,276 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,201 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,961 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,813 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,819 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,851 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,834 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,429 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,653 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,453 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,184 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,212 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,613 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,480 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,936 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,659 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,630 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,552 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,368 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,527 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,709 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,354 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,261 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,276 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,192 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,238 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,189 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,225 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,115 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,042 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,208 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,100 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,197 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,344 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,595 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,634 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,424 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,355 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,511 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,375 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,113 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,287 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,064 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,101 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 23 | #865 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,038 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,014 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,527 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,512 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,351 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 19 | #807 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,988 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,443 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,886 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,266 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,656 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,747 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,561 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,626 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,077 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,247 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,133 |
Highest rank
Rafaela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #807 in 1903. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rafaela
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.