Boys' name · since 1979
Raphiel
Raphiel has 53 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raphiel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 53 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Raphiel recorded 53 times among boys since 1979, 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 1979 to 2013.
- #21,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raphiel ranks #21,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raphiel's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raphiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raphiel's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raphiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Raphiel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Raphiel's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Raphiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Raphiel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raphiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1979–2013 (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 Raphiel 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.