boy's name
Rapha
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 121
Rapha is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2016.
Rapha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 66 |
How popular is Rapha?
In 2025, Rapha was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Rapha is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rapha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rapha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rapha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rapha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rapha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rapha
How popular is the name Rapha?
In 2025, Rapha was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rapha a girl's or a boy's name?
Rapha is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Rapha most popular?
Rapha peaked in 2025, when 18 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Rapha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rapha currently ranks #3,778 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.