How Many People Are Named Raphel?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Raphel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Raphel peaked in popularity in 1991 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raphel 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 Raphel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1991
11 births
Total Registered
168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raphel
Raphel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 168 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raphel as a male name
Ranked #13,700 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (11 births)
Raphel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raphel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 65 babies were registered. Raphel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raphel by Decade
How has Raphel 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.
Raphel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raphel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raphel
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Raphel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raphel?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Raphel 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 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Raphel a common name?
Raphel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raphel most popular?
Raphel reached peak popularity in 1991, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raphel is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raphel a male name?
Raphel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raphel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raphel Smith, Raphel Johnson, Raphel 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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