Rafeal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAF-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rafeal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rafeal mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rapheal, itself a variant spelling of Raphael
“God heals”
Raphael is an archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition and the name of the Renaissance painter Raphael.
Meaning borrowed from Rapheal.
Is Rafeal a girl's or a boy's name?
Rafeal is a boys' name.
How popular is Rafeal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1930.
Half of all the boys named Rafeal in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rafeal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,861 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
Nicknames for Rafeal
Names like Rafeal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim Muhammad Ahmad Raheem Abdullah Mustafa Ismail Hassan Musa Amir Samir Khalid
Names related to Rafeal
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rafeal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rafeal, updated 20 October 2026.