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Raphael Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Raphael?

Ranking 527th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Raphael is less frequently given.

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

Its highest popularity RANKING of #465 was reached in 1990.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 559 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Raphael was less than 5, most recently in 1890.

Approximately during the years 1903-1916, 1944-1948, 1949-1954, 1965-1971, 1979-1985, 1987-1990, 2005-2008, and 2011-2015, the name Raphael took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1929-1935.

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Raphael be?

For a number of years, the name Raphael has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Raphael for their newborn has risen.

The name Raphael still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Raphael (Girl)Raphael (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 533 527
2017 < 5 -- 559 515
2016 < 5 -- 548 534
2015 < 5 -- 531 536
2014 < 5 -- 460 597
2013 < 5 -- 422 600
2012 < 5 -- 387 625
2011 < 5 -- 355 668
2010 < 5 -- 367 655
2009 5 19,529 400 623
2008 < 5 -- 396 623
2007 < 5 -- 333 701
2006 < 5 -- 331 681
2005 < 5 -- 316 667
2004 < 5 -- 304 671
2003 < 5 -- 251 729
2002 < 5 -- 270 681
2001 < 5 -- 266 681
2000 < 5 -- 304 618
1999 < 5 -- 267 647
1998 6 13,720 256 668
1997 < 5 -- 259 644
1996 < 5 -- 254 657
1995 < 5 -- 251 659
1994 < 5 -- 260 643
1993 < 5 -- 270 626
1992 < 5 -- 311 578
1991 < 5 -- 370 517
1990 < 5 -- 450 465
1989 9 8,553 303 553
1988 8 9,007 303 526
1987 5 12,713 253 568
1986 9 7,574 268 546
1985 5 11,981 255 551
1984 6 10,017 207 587
1983 6 9,898 178 644
1982 6 10,123 191 629
1981 5 11,662 167 670
1980 < 5 -- 158 692
1979 12 5,654 157 682
1978 < 5 -- 171 643
1977 5 10,802 182 621
1976 < 5 -- 182 606
1975 7 7,743 181 604
1974 < 5 -- 162 633
1973 < 5 -- 192 573
1972 11 5,013 180 596
1971 < 5 -- 187 612
1970 10 5,309 167 629
1969 9 5,348 153 643
1968 < 5 -- 130 664
1967 6 6,592 105 726
1966 5 7,344 110 710
1965 < 5 -- 96 754
1964 5 7,545 98 770
1963 < 5 -- 99 769
1962 7 5,712 106 743
1961 < 5 -- 115 716
1960 < 5 -- 93 797
1959 < 5 -- 97 781
1958 < 5 -- 99 745
1957 < 5 -- 97 762
1956 < 5 -- 94 760
1955 < 5 -- 93 759
1954 < 5 -- 110 690
1953 6 5,523 81 797
1952 < 5 -- 86 761
1951 < 5 -- 71 835
1950 < 5 -- 65 847
1949 < 5 -- 69 822
1948 < 5 -- 83 743
1947 7 4,677 70 835
1946 < 5 -- 64 824
1945 < 5 -- 61 794
1944 < 5 -- 48 931
1943 < 5 -- 58 880
1942 6 4,525 68 784
1941 < 5 -- 63 795
1940 6 4,245 72 724
1939 6 4,150 69 722
1938 < 5 -- 50 893
1937 < 5 -- 63 777
1936 < 5 -- 69 728
1935 < 5 -- 53 868
1934 < 5 -- 59 818
1933 7 3,682 71 725
1932 6 4,320 72 739
1931 < 5 -- 85 646
1930 6 4,448 97 625
1929 < 5 -- 96 626
1928 7 4,110 99 615
1927 6 4,698 90 681
1926 7 4,229 81 711
1925 < 5 -- 99 640
1924 11 3,114 108 613
1923 6 4,864 94 661
1922 8 3,942 130 554
1921 7 4,367 101 640
1920 6 4,861 103 626
1919 8 3,741 98 614
1918 8 3,791 100 615
1917 8 3,641 85 649
1916 10 2,993 117 531
1915 8 3,372 100 569
1914 9 2,593 95 504
1913 < 5 -- 68 522
1912 6 2,899 55 543
1911 < 5 -- 30 558
1910 < 5 -- 19 700
1909 < 5 -- 12 886
1908 6 2,057 24 520
1907 < 5 -- 19 582
1906 < 5 -- 13 698
1905 < 5 -- 13 693
1904 < 5 -- 10 799
1903 < 5 -- 9 833
1902 < 5 -- 15 582
1901 < 5 -- 13 583
1900 < 5 -- 8 1,031
1899 < 5 -- 10 702
1898 < 5 -- 13 631
1897 < 5 -- 13 614
1896 < 5 -- 9 815
1895 < 5 -- 9 785
1894 < 5 -- 9 775
1893 < 5 -- 11 643
1892 < 5 -- 13 591
1891 < 5 -- 9 690
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- 11 618
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- 5 1,037
1886 < 5 -- 7 829
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- 5 1,065
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

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.