Raffaele Boy
How popular is Raffaele?
#4,856 boy name in 2025
20 baby boys were named Raffaele in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
Raffaele popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,856 for boys (▲ 381 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 20 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,995 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1969 (24 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,216 in 1908 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Raffaele counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rafael family of names ranked #163 for boys in 2025 (#166 the year before), with 2,475 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Raffaele is most popular
Babies named Raffaele per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Raffaele by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1910s | 67 | #1,745 |
| 1920s | 46 | #2,330 |
| 1930s | 10 | #3,548 |
| 1950s | 21 | #2,820 |
| 1960s | 141 | #1,679 |
| 1970s | 193 | #1,981 |
| 1980s | 144 | #2,596 |
| 1990s | 130 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 120 | #4,198 |
| 2010s | 121 | #5,314 |
| 2020s | 80 | #4,856 |
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Questions
- Is Raffaele a boy or girl name?
- Raffaele is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Raffaele were boys.
- How popular is the name Raffaele?
- 20 baby boys were named Raffaele in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
- When was Raffaele most popular?
- Raffaele peaked in 1969, when 24 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,216 in 1908.
- How many people are named Raffaele?
- 1,079 babies have been named Raffaele in the US since 1880. We estimate about 892 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Raffaele most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Raffaele was most common in New Jersey, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.