Refael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- reh-fah-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Refael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God heals”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Refael mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Raphael
“God heals”
Modern Hebrew form of Raphael, the healing archangel of the Book of Tobit.
Is Refael a girl's or a boy's name?
Refael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Refael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Refael, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Refael than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Refael in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Refael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Nicknames for Refael
- Rafi 79 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Refael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azael Aziel Jaziel Azriel Haziel Asaiah Izael Eliel Eliam Messiah Adriel Thiago
Names related to Refael
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Refael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/refael, updated 20 October 2026.