Trend of the Popularity of Rafael as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,614 male babies that were named Rafael in the US, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Rafael peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2006 with a count of 1,702 babies, which was 0.08% of the total male babies born in the US in 2006.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Rafael, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Rafael.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Rafael in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Rafael in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Rafael from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Rafael as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1188	0.07
1981	1213	0.07
1982	1255	0.07
1983	1186	0.07
1984	1147	0.06
1985	1250	0.07
1986	1211	0.07
1987	1216	0.07
1988	1286	0.07
1989	1322	0.07
1990	1503	0.07
1991	1483	0.07
1992	1484	0.07
1993	1427	0.07
1994	1431	0.07
1995	1459	0.08
1996	1399	0.07
1997	1360	0.07
1998	1386	0.07
1999	1438	0.08
2000	1472	0.08
2001	1455	0.08
2002	1453	0.08
2003	1411	0.07
2004	1544	0.08
2005	1492	0.08
2006	1702	0.08
2007	1622	0.08
2008	1541	0.08
2009	1345	0.07
2010	1333	0.07
2011	1274	0.07
2012	1229	0.07
2013	1208	0.06
2014	1205	0.06
2015	1226	0.06
2016	1238	0.07
2017	1282	0.07
2018	1404	0.08
2019	1391	0.08
2020	1423	0.08
2021	1489	0.09
2022	1516	0.09
2023	1515	0.09
2024	1614	0.09