girl's name

Raphaele

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 2,977

Raphaele is a girl's name. In 2010 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1971, when 130 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Raphaele over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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Births named Raphaele by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 85
1910s 120
1920s 105
1930s 70
1940s 115
1950s 165
1960s 590
1970s 910
1980s 410
1990s 160
2000s 105
2010s (to 2010) 45
2020s (to 2010) 20

How popular is Raphaele?

In 2010, Raphaele was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Raphaele is used

Canada #2,861 6 in 2014
France as Raphaële #4,928 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Raphaele is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Raphaële Raphaële is a rare spelling of Raphaele, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 390 times, mostly in France. 390
Raphaèle Raphaèle is a rare spelling of Raphaele, written with a grave accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. 50

Names that peaked alongside Raphaele

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Raphaele also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raphaele over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Raphaele

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raphaele — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Raphaele

Is Raphaele a girl's or a boy's name?

Raphaele is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Raphaele most popular?

Raphaele peaked in 1971, when 130 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.