Raffaele
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- raf-a-EL-ay
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Raffaele is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Raffaele mean?
Hebrew: Italian form of Raphael
“God heals”
The Italian form of Raphael; the painter Raphael is Raffaello in Italian.
Is Raffaele a girl's or a boy's name?
Raffaele is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raffaele in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Raffaele, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 22 boys.
2025 had more boys named Raffaele than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Raffaele in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Raffaele in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Raffaele in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Raffaele, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1969, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1908.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Raffaele than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Raffaele in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raffaele in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,330 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,745 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
Names like Raffaele
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse Raphael Jude Rafe Noah Elijah Gabriel Zachary Tobias Elias Blake Caleb
Names related to Raffaele
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Raffaele: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raffaele, updated 20 October 2026.