Raphael
4 countries#394 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Raphael was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
24,581 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #394 · peaked in 2025 with 807 births
Most common in: New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
8,425 births recorded 1974–2022 · currently #355 · peaked in 2011 with 1,613 births
Most common in: Paris, Haute-Garonne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Oise, Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
97 births recorded 2006–2025 · currently #367 · peaked in 2024 with 15 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
22 births recorded 2009–2021 · peaked in 2021 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Raphael’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #681 | — |
| 2007 | #700 | ↓19 |
| 2008 | #622 | ↑78 |
| 2009 | #623 | ↓1 |
| 2010 | #653 | ↓30 |
| 2011 | #665 | ↓12 |
| 2012 | #628 | ↑37 |
| 2013 | #598 | ↑30 |
| 2014 | #596 | ↑2 |
| 2015 | #535 | ↑61 |
| 2016 | #533 | ↑2 |
| 2017 | #516 | ↑17 |
| 2018 | #529 | ↓13 |
| 2019 | #523 | ↑6 |
| 2020 | #512 | ↑11 |
| 2021 | #537 | ↓25 |
| 2022 | #483 | ↑54 |
| 2023 | #451 | ↑32 |
| 2024 | #420 | ↑31 |
| 2025 | #394 | ↑26 |
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