Boys' name · since 1930
Rafeal
925 babies named Rafeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 925
- born since 1930
- 1980s
- peak decade
925 boys have been named Rafeal since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rafeal recorded 925 times among boys since 1930, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2020.
- #5,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 925 born since 1930
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rafeal ranks #5,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 925 born since 1930, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 925
- born since 1930
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rafeal's 925 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Rafeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rafeal's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rafeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2020
- Peak year (1989)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Rafeal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (346 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Rafeal's strongest decade.
346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rafeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s
1970s
168 births
- 1980s
1980s
346 births
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 346 births (37% of all-time use).
How Rafeal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rafeal's total volume
Rafeal by state
Where Rafeal concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rafeal's data
- Rafeal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (346 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Rafeals (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rafeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1930–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rafeal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.