Is Raphael a boy or girl name?
Raphael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 744 boys were named Raphael, so 0.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 23,762 US babies named Raphael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #420
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,082
- Babies named Raphael since 1882
- 23,762
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 749 babies
Boys and girls named Raphael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 136 | 6 | 4.2% |
| 1910s | 767 | 57 | 6.9% |
| 1920s | 1,001 | 58 | 5.5% |
| 1930s | 688 | 25 | 3.5% |
| 1940s | 655 | 19 | 2.8% |
| 1950s | 894 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 1,106 | 32 | 2.8% |
| 1970s | 1,762 | 45 | 2.5% |
| 1980s | 2,286 | 59 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 2,952 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,173 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 4,718 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,177 | 5 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 744 | #420 | 5 | #17,082 |
| 2023 | 685 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 641 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 548 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 559 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 544 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 535 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 560 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 550 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 533 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 461 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 423 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 387 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 356 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 369 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 400 | #624 | 5 | #19,548 |
| 2008 | 397 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 333 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 331 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 316 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 304 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 253 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 269 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 266 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 304 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 268 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 256 | #668 | 6 | #13,721 |
| 1997 | 260 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 254 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 251 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 261 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 270 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 311 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 371 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 450 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 303 | #554 | 9 | #8,553 |
| 1988 | 303 | #525 | 8 | #9,010 |
| 1987 | 253 | #568 | 5 | #12,723 |
| 1986 | 268 | #546 | 9 | #7,577 |
| 1985 | 256 | #549 | 5 | #11,985 |
| 1984 | 208 | #587 | 6 | #10,025 |
| 1983 | 179 | #642 | 6 | #9,899 |
| 1982 | 191 | #629 | 6 | #10,130 |
| 1981 | 167 | #669 | 5 | #11,670 |
| 1980 | 158 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 157 | #681 | 12 | #5,656 |
| 1978 | 171 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 182 | #621 | 5 | #10,807 |
| 1976 | 182 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 181 | #604 | 7 | #7,747 |
| 1974 | 162 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 192 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 180 | #595 | 11 | #5,013 |
| 1971 | 187 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 168 | #626 | 10 | #5,313 |
| 1969 | 153 | #643 | 9 | #5,349 |
| 1968 | 130 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 105 | #725 | 6 | #6,595 |
| 1966 | 110 | #710 | 5 | #7,349 |
| 1965 | 96 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 98 | #769 | 5 | #7,548 |
| 1963 | 99 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 107 | #742 | 7 | #5,715 |
| 1961 | 115 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 93 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 98 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 99 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 97 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 94 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 93 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 111 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 80 | #803 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1952 | 86 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 71 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 65 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 69 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 83 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 69 | #837 | 7 | #4,676 |
| 1946 | 64 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 61 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 48 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 58 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 68 | #784 | 6 | #4,525 |
| 1941 | 63 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 72 | #723 | 6 | #4,247 |
| 1939 | 69 | #723 | 6 | #4,153 |
| 1938 | 50 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 63 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 69 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 53 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 59 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #725 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1932 | 72 | #738 | 6 | #4,318 |
| 1931 | 85 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 97 | #625 | 6 | #4,452 |
| 1929 | 96 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 99 | #615 | 7 | #4,109 |
| 1927 | 90 | #682 | 6 | #4,699 |
| 1926 | 81 | #711 | 7 | #4,229 |
| 1925 | 99 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 108 | #613 | 11 | #3,112 |
| 1923 | 94 | #661 | 6 | #4,863 |
| 1922 | 130 | #554 | 8 | #3,942 |
| 1921 | 101 | #640 | 7 | #4,367 |
| 1920 | 103 | #626 | 6 | #4,861 |
| 1919 | 98 | #614 | 8 | #3,741 |
| 1918 | 100 | #615 | 8 | #3,791 |
| 1917 | 85 | #649 | 8 | #3,641 |
| 1916 | 117 | #531 | 10 | #2,993 |
| 1915 | 100 | #569 | 8 | #3,372 |
| 1914 | 95 | #504 | 9 | #2,593 |
| 1913 | 68 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 55 | #543 | 6 | #2,899 |
| 1911 | 30 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 19 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 24 | #520 | 6 | #2,057 |
| 1907 | 19 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 13 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raphael reached #420 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,057 in 1908. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raphael
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.