Rafael Name Popularity

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How popular is Rafael?

Ranking 258th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rafael is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #195 in 1985.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2006 with 1,702 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Rafael was less than 5, most recently in 1886.

Approximately during the years 1898-1904, 1907-1915, 1916-1924, 1943-1948, 1949-1952, 1965-1970, and 1987-1990 the name Rafael took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rafael be?

Rafael's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Rafael lately has risen.

The name Rafael is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Rafael (Girl)		Rafael (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,393	258
2017		< 5	--	1,280	283
2016		< 5	--	1,238	291
2015		< 5	--	1,223	293
2014		< 5	--	1,202	293
2013		< 5	--	1,207	287
2012		< 5	--	1,229	287
2011		< 5	--	1,274	274
2010		< 5	--	1,333	257
2009		7	14,853	1,343	258
2008		6	16,994	1,541	239
2007		< 5	--	1,622	228
2006		8	13,316	1,702	217
2005		5	18,501	1,491	228
2004		7	13,843	1,544	224
2003		8	12,127	1,410	236
2002		9	10,877	1,452	232
2001		6	14,888	1,455	233
2000		< 5	--	1,471	231
1999		7	12,342	1,438	229
1998		12	7,906	1,386	229
1997		10	8,859	1,360	227
1996		10	8,668	1,399	215
1995		10	8,577	1,459	205
1994		12	7,478	1,431	202
1993		21	4,760	1,427	212
1992		16	5,931	1,484	209
1991		13	6,881	1,482	210
1990		10	8,345	1,502	201
1989		21	4,472	1,322	213
1988		10	7,529	1,281	206
1987		17	4,816	1,215	207
1986		10	6,978	1,205	204
1985		15	5,021	1,250	195
1984		15	4,905	1,147	204
1983		17	4,418	1,186	201
1982		20	3,989	1,257	199
1981		12	5,808	1,212	205
1980		19	4,102	1,185	208
1979		11	6,049	1,025	222
1978		16	4,398	996	218
1977		22	3,457	1,033	215
1976		11	5,486	975	215
1975		10	5,855	989	215
1974		8	6,691	928	226
1973		11	5,113	904	232
1972		12	4,723	928	232
1971		19	3,465	866	256
1970		9	5,703	947	245
1969		6	7,235	818	255
1968		< 5	--	769	259
1967		< 5	--	670	278
1966		8	5,157	621	298
1965		9	4,744	615	304
1964		< 5	--	580	324
1963		11	4,201	534	337
1962		6	6,386	567	332
1961		11	4,173	579	327
1960		< 5	--	542	333
1959		< 5	--	506	345
1958		6	5,940	500	342
1957		5	6,812	388	393
1956		< 5	--	447	349
1955		5	6,499	416	354
1954		5	6,413	421	349
1953		< 5	--	329	386
1952		< 5	--	366	355
1951		< 5	--	275	411
1950		< 5	--	299	389
1949		< 5	--	259	423
1948		< 5	--	264	415
1947		< 5	--	238	436
1946		< 5	--	197	452
1945		< 5	--	172	453
1944		< 5	--	176	458
1943		< 5	--	140	533
1942		< 5	--	148	503
1941		< 5	--	119	548
1940		< 5	--	118	541
1939		5	4,802	111	545
1938		< 5	--	111	549
1937		< 5	--	106	563
1936		6	4,065	117	527
1935		< 5	--	124	519
1934		< 5	--	132	505
1933		< 5	--	129	494
1932		7	3,842	168	434
1931		< 5	--	189	409
1930		< 5	--	214	394
1929		6	4,475	210	403
1928		< 5	--	215	412
1927		5	5,459	201	429
1926		< 5	--	166	467
1925		< 5	--	178	451
1924		< 5	--	174	469
1923		6	4,861	149	501
1922		< 5	--	146	510
1921		< 5	--	139	529
1920		< 5	--	124	550
1919		< 5	--	108	578
1918		< 5	--	80	708
1917		< 5	--	76	698
1916		< 5	--	73	697
1915		< 5	--	67	730
1914		< 5	--	57	677
1913		< 5	--	51	626
1912		< 5	--	42	657
1911		< 5	--	25	622
1910		< 5	--	29	532
1909		< 5	--	21	586
1908		< 5	--	22	549
1907		< 5	--	18	611
1906		< 5	--	21	500
1905		< 5	--	17	586
1904		< 5	--	22	464
1903		< 5	--	13	649
1902		< 5	--	10	782
1901		< 5	--	16	503
1900		< 5	--	12	774
1899		< 5	--	10	701
1898		< 5	--	8	871
1897		< 5	--	12	638
1896		< 5	--	7	962
1895		< 5	--	11	668
1894		< 5	--	8	845
1893		< 5	--	6	1,004
1892		< 5	--	7	934
1891		< 5	--	6	937
1890		< 5	--	9	724
1889		< 5	--	8	775
1888		< 5	--	9	744
1887		< 5	--	8	733
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	6	917
1884		< 5	--	5	1,090
1883		< 5	--	7	786
1882		< 5	--	6	922
1881		< 5	--	9	643
1880		< 5	--	7	793

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.