How Many People Are Named Rafaela?
An estimated 2,085 people in the United States have the first name Rafaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Rafaela peaked in popularity in 2011 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rafaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rafaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,085
About 1 in 164,391 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2011
60 births
Total Registered
3,456
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rafaela
Rafaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,456 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rafaela as a female name
Ranked #3,102 in 2024
52 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (60 births)
Rafaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rafaela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 437 babies were registered. While Rafaela is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rafaela by Decade
How has Rafaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rafaela by State
Birth registrations for Rafaela span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New Mexico, Massachusetts. On average, about 239 Rafaelas were registered per state.
Rafaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rafaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rafaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rafaela?
We estimate approximately 2,085 people named Rafaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 164,391 Americans share this first name.
Is Rafaela a common name?
Rafaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,456 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rafaela most popular?
Rafaela reached peak popularity in 2011, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rafaela is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rafaela a female name?
Rafaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rafaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rafaela Smith, Rafaela Johnson, Rafaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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