Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Raphael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Raphael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

744

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1882Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

744

All-time

23,439

Raphael has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 744 boys were named Raphael.

In 2024, only 744 boys were given the name.

All told, about 23,439 Americans have been named Raphael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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