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Raphel

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 177

Raphel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1921.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Raphel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'20 '40 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '20
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Births named Raphel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 18
1940s 5
1960s 8
1970s 32
1980s 65
1990s 24
2000s 11
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Raphel?

In 2023, Raphel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Raphel is used

England & Wales #3,560 5 in 2011
United States #13,076 5 in 2023

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.

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 Raphel

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

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Sibling names for Raphel

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

Common questions about Raphel

How popular is the name Raphel?

In 2023, Raphel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Raphel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Raphel?

Raphel has 2 syllables.

When was Raphel most popular?

Raphel peaked in 1991, when 11 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.