Rafaela
Girl · raf-ay-EL-a · Hebrew
Rafaela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,895th for girls in the US (58 babies).
What does Rafaela mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Rafael
“God heals”
The feminine form of Rafael, used in Spanish and Portuguese.
- Say it
- raf-ay-EL-a
Is Rafaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Rafaela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 58 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rafaela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Rafaela, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 26 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Rafaela than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Rafaela in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were given Rafaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #810, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Rafaela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Rafaela in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,895among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were named Rafaela, making it the 2,895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1887.
2025 had more girls named Rafaela than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Rafaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 girls in the US were given Rafaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,338, up from #2,895 for this spelling alone.
Rafaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,734 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3,437 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3,717 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,830 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 18 | #2,936 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 24 | #2,529 |
| 1963 | 28 | #2,251 |
| 1962 | 19 | #2,813 |
| 1961 | 16 | #3,188 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,233 |
| 1958 | 27 | #2,166 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,930 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,782 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,819 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,804 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,410 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,626 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,438 |
| 1947 | 21 | #2,145 |
| 1946 | 19 | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,587 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,454 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,899 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,629 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,591 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,445 |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,663 |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,190 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,237 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,258 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,181 |
| 1929 | 37 | #1,222 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,178 |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,133 |
| 1925 | 48 | #1,101 |
| 1924 | 56 | #1,031 |
| 1923 | 42 | #1,197 |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,089 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,184 |
| 1920 | 35 | #1,312 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,565 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,600 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,402 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,332 |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,475 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,344 |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,091 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,252 |
| 1911 | 18 | #1,031 |
| 1910 | 17 | #1,069 |
| 1909 | 23 | #845 |
| 1908 | 16 | #1,004 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,416 |
| 1905 | 8 | #1,419 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,250 |
| 1903 | 19 | #789 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,722 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,180 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,554 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,426 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,450 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,036 |
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