Boys' name · since 1914
Rapheal
Rapheal has 1,542 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,542
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,542 boys have been named Rapheal since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rapheal has 1,542 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #3,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,542 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rapheal ranks #3,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,542 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,542
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rapheal's 1,542 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Rapheal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rapheal's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rapheal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rapheal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (403 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Rapheal's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rapheal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 158
1970s
158 births
- 1980s
1980s
403 births
- 1990s
1990s
303 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 156
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 403 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rapheal 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 Rapheal's total volume
Rapheal by state
Where Rapheal concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
40 of 1,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rapheal's data
- Rapheal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Rapheals (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rapheal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Rapheal 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.