How Many People Are Named Raffael?
An estimated 109 people in the United States have the first name Raffael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Raffael peaked in popularity in 2024 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raffael 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 Raffael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
109
About 1 in 3,144,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
13 births
Total Registered
111
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raffael
Raffael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 111 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raffael as a male name
Ranked #6,710 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (13 births)
Raffael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raffael span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 49 babies were registered. Raffael remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Raffael by Decade
How has Raffael 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.
Raffael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raffael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raffael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raffael?
We estimate approximately 109 people named Raffael 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 3,144,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Raffael a common name?
Raffael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 111 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raffael most popular?
Raffael reached peak popularity in 2024, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raffael is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raffael a male name?
Raffael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raffael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raffael Smith, Raffael Johnson, Raffael 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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