How Many People Are Named Rafeal?
An estimated 870 people in the United States have the first name Rafeal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Rafeal peaked in popularity in 1989 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rafeal 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 Rafeal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
870
About 1 in 393,971 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
43 births
Total Registered
925
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rafeal
Rafeal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 925 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rafeal as a male name
Ranked #11,663 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1989 (43 births)
Rafeal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rafeal span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 346 babies were registered. Rafeal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rafeal by Decade
How has Rafeal 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.
Rafeal by State
Birth registrations for Rafeal span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 10 Rafeals were registered per state.
Rafeal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rafeal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rafeal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rafeal?
We estimate approximately 870 people named Rafeal 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 393,971 Americans share this first name.
Is Rafeal a common name?
Rafeal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 925 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rafeal most popular?
Rafeal reached peak popularity in 1989, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rafeal is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rafeal a male name?
Rafeal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rafeal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rafeal Smith, Rafeal Johnson, Rafeal 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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