Recorded 2008–2022 Girls' name Peak 2015 59 births

Raphaelle — girls' name

59 babies named Raphaelle in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s302020s17
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Raphaelle was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raphaelle in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raphaelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Raphaelle between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raphaelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raphaelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raphaelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raphaelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raphaelle at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

59

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Raphaelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Raphaelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 51% of Raphaelle's all-time total
2000s122010s302020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raphaelle?
59 babies have been named Raphaelle since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Raphaelle most popular?
Raphaelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Raphaelle been used?
Raphaelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Raphaelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raphaela, Raphaella, Raphael, Rapunzel, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.