Rapha vs Raphael

Side-by-side comparison of Rapha and Raphael — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rapha

Boy name · Rank #5626

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Name B

Raphael

Boy name · Rank #421

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Metric Rapha Raphael
Current Rank #5626 #421
Total Births (all years) 55 23,439
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 17 744
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Rapha Raphael
1880ss — 28
1890ss — 96
1900ss — 136
1910ss — 767
1920ss — 1,001
1930ss — 688
1940ss — 655
1950ss — 894
1960ss — 1,106
1970ss — 1,762
1980ss — 2,286
1990ss — 2,952
2000ss — 3,173
2010ss 7 4,718
2020ss 48 3,177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rapha Raphael
2014 — 461
2015 — 533
2016 7 550
2017 — 560
2018 — 535
2019 — 544
2020 — 559
2021 16 548
2022 — 641
2023 15 685
2024 17 744

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2016–2024.

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