Total births
68
Unisex name · since 2016
Rapha
Rapha has 68 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5641
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 61%
- more common than other boys
68 babies have been named Rapha since 2016, making it today's #5641 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rapha has been recorded 68 times among boys since 2016, currently ranked #5641 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #5641 among boys today
- 68 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 61% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Rapha is currently the #5641 unisex name in America, more common than 61% of boys - 68 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5641
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 61%
- more common than other boys
Rapha vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5641
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 61% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
90% of everyone ever named Rapha was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
17 babies were named Rapha in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Rapha compares
68 20th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rapha's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rapha | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 23 | 22,252 |
Rapha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rapha splits its recorded history at 2023: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rapha at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,641
Active since
2016
Rapha popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Rapha popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Rapha as girls' name)
Rapha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rapha's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Rapha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 61 births (90% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rapha? ▼
Rapha has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5641 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Rapha most popular? ▼
Rapha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Rapha a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Rapha is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 68 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Rapha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rapha since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rapha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raphael, Rapheal, Raphel, Raphiel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Rapha
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Raphiel Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rapha: #5641 Unisex Name - 68 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rapha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rapha 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 June 2026.