Raphaël

Meaning and origin of Raphaël

Popularity of Raphaël in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Raphaël has been stable (−1.3% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.5 Raphaël on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Raphaël in English-speaking countries

Raphaël ranks 150^th in England and Wales, 212^th in Ontario (Canada) and 279^th in New Zealand, against 3^rd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  212^th boys’ name226 babies in 3 years1 boy in 752+7.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  150^th boys’ name1,027 babies in 3 years1 boy in 805+5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  279^th boys’ name50 babies in 3 years1 boy in 985

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  306^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,204

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  356^th boys’ name29 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,067

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  342^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,176

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  418^th boys’ name2,244 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,291+7.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Raphaël, Raphael, Raphaèl and Raphäel are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Raphael405
• Raphaèl5
• Raphäel5
• Rafael1,580
• Rafaël1,195
• Raffaele (in French)30
• Raffael (in French)25
• Raffaël (in French)20
• Rafaèl5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Raphaël

• Gabriel
• Ibrahim
• Noah
• Eliott
• Adam
• Eden
• Isaac
• Ismaël
• Tiago
• Samuel
• Noé
• Aaron

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 3^rdTop 100 French boy names