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Rafaela

Girl

Meaning of Rafaela: Hebrew: 'God has healed'

Rafaela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2803rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2803

58 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,516

First recorded 1887 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 37 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 53 babies2025: 58 babies
US babies named Rafaela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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