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Raphael

“God has healed” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #394 in the US (2025) · Trending

Raphael has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #394 (2025) · 24,258 babies named Raphael all-time · 1 in 2,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in France (2025) · #16 in Belgium (2025) · #27 in Austria (2025) · #56 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Raphaels

• Raphael — Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)
• Raphael Lemkin — Polish Jewish lawyer (1900–1959)
• Raphael Warnock — American pastor and politician (born 1969)
• Raphael Gualazzi — Italian singer and pianist (1981-)
• Raphael Holzdeppe — German pole vaulter

In stories & tradition

• Raphael — Paradise Lost · New Advent
• Raphael Sorel — fictional human
• Raphael Walt — My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

What Raphaels become

Among 1,060 notable people named Raphael:

Medical professionals appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Raphael Bienvenu Sabatier, French anatomist and surgeon.

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