Rephael — #11391 US boys' name
70 babies named Rephael in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 20% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Rephael was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Rephael in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rephael
The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Rephael between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rephael currently holds the #11391 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rephael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rephael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rephael 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 70 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.
Rephael at a glance
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Current rank
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Rephael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992
- Peak year (2004)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
Currently ranks #11391 among boys.
70 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 7 births in a single year.
Rephael by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 24 births that decade — 34% of Rephael's all-time total
Rephael decade highlights
- Peak decade 24 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rephael's strongest decade
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
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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, 1992–2024 (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.