Raphaela
Girl · raf-ay-EL-a · Hebrew
Raphaela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Raphaela mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rafaela; feminine of Rafael
“God heals”
The feminine form of Rafael, used in Spanish and Portuguese.
- Say it
- raf-ay-EL-a
Meaning borrowed from Rafaela.
Is Raphaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Raphaela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raphaela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Raphaela, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Raphaela in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were given Raphaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #810, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Raphaela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Raphaela in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Raphaela, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
2025 had fewer girls named Raphaela than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Raphaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 girls in the US were given Raphaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,338, up from #10,913 for this spelling alone.
Raphaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
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