Raffaella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- raf-a-EL-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Raffaella is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Raffaella mean?
Hebrew: Italian feminine of Raphael
“God heals”
The Italian feminine form of Raphael, the archangel's name.
Is Raffaella a girl's or a boy's name?
Raffaella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raffaella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Raffaella, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Raffaella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were given Raffaella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #810, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Raffaella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,988 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
How popular is Raffaella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Raffaella, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Raffaella in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 girls in the US were given Raffaella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,338, up from #6,324 for this spelling alone.
Raffaella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
Names like Raffaella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Raya Ayra Hafsa Rahma Amira Khadija Rumaysa Abeeha Hawa Hiba Ayla
Other spellings of Raffaella
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Raffaella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raffaella, updated 20 October 2026.