Rafaël name meaning
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What does Rafaël mean?
Used dominantly in Spanish and French, Rafaël is used as a boy name, Rafaël means "God has Healed or God Heals" has origin in Hebrew. Rafaël is celebrated on September 29th.
Variants of Rafaël
Rephael, Raphael, Rafael, Raf, Rafe, Raffa, Rahf, Raffe, Ralph
How popular is the name Rafaël?
Rafaël was a popular name in France. Over 4683 babies have been given the first name in 41 years. When at the peak of its usage in 2017, it ranked 117th when 616 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 41 years but still dominating the charts. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names 9 times Rafaël is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 500 names.
In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 443 on boy names chart when 33 babies were named Rafaël. Also, in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 300 names.
In 2014, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 286 on boy names chart when 41 babies were named Rafaël. There are over 570 babies that have been given the name Rafaël in Belgium.
Rafaël is a rare baby name in Netherlands still in use today. However things change on global perspective, Rafaël is extremely popular in Mexico where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Philippines.
Also the baby name is popular in Argentina, Peru, Mozambique, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Angola, Russia, Chile, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Portugal, Panama, Indonesia, Germany, Tanzania and Uruguay.
At least, 2720000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.
Facts
Rafaël in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 922 | 1027 | 16 | 61 |
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- Dann - Imperishable and Darling Dann prevalently is used in Finnish and Norwegian is rooted from Hebrew is used as a gender-neutral name. Dann is English form of Dan
- Joseline - Originated from Hebrew and Old French, Acclaimed Joseline means "God Adds or Gaut" is a baby girl name is used principally in English and German
- Eveline - Dominantly used in Danish and Norwegian persistent and predominant, Eveline is used as a girl name has its roots in Old French and Hebrew, meaning of Eveline is "Bird or Alive"
Famous people named Rafaël
- Rafaël Leloup composed the music of movie Inheritance
Lists having Rafaël
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with R
- Hebrew Boy Names
- French Boy Names
- Spanish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Healed
- Baby Names that mean Heals