Rafael
Spanish variation of Raphael
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Rafael Origin and Meaning
The name Rafael is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "God has healed".
Rafael is perhaps the ultimate romantic Latino name, not a bad gift to give your son. The Raphael spelling is the original Hebrew version.
Equally appealing short forms include Rafe and Rafi.
# 232 in the US
Rafael Rank in US Top 1000
# 359 on Nameberry
Rafael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Rafael Popularity
- 232US2022
- 359Nameberry2024
- 355Future2028
- 190England2021
- 41Germany2016
- 128Netherlands2015
- 58Spain2022
- 20Portugal2021
- 25Brazil2023
- 59Switzerland2022
- 42Chile2021
- 39Croatia2022
- 190Canada2022
- 27Mexico2021
20 Names Similar to Rafael
These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rafael.
- Raphael
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- Joaquin
- Santiago
- Mateo
- Leonardo
- Eduardo
- Leandro
- Emilio
- Diego
- Lorenzo
- Xiomara
- Miguel
- Elio
- Rio
- Ximena
- Oskar
- Matias
- Etienne
- Romeo
Famous People Named Rafael
- Rafael Nadal (Parera)Spanish tennis player
- Rafael Vicente Correa (Delgado)President of Ecuador
- Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (Molina)Dominican dictator
- Rafael Edward "Ted" CruzU.S. Senator from Texas
- Rafael YglesiasAmerican novelist and screenwriter
- Rafael GarciaAmerican soccer player
- Rafael Benítez (Maudes)Spanish footballer and manager
- (José) Rafael Amaya (Núñez)Mexican actor, singer and model
- Rafael Palmeiro (Corrales)Cuban,American baseball player
- Rafael Márquez (Álvarez)Mexican footballer
- Rafael HalperinIsraeli businessman, rabbi and pro wrestler
- Rafael "Rafinha" Alcántara do NascimentoBrazilian footballer
- Rafael Lange Severino aka CellbitBrazilian YouTuber
- Rafael van der VaartDutch footballer
- Rafael "Rafa" Guevara (b. 2003)son of Allegra Huston; grandson of director John Huston
- Rafael Llamas (b. 2005)son of actors José Ángel Llamas and Mara Croatto
- Rafael Schofield (b. 2006)son of actress Sally Rogers and Jonathan Schofield
- Rafael Ritchie (b. 2011)son of director Guy Ritchie
- Rafael Fernández de Córdova y de Potesta (b. 2013)great,grandson of Franz, Duke of Hohenburg and Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
- Rafael Thomas (b. 2015)son of actor Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Baldwin
Rafael in Pop Culture
- Rafael Santocharacter on TV's "American Gothic"
- Rafael Solanocharacter on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
- Rafael Diazcharacter in "Star vs. the Forces of Evil"
- Rafael BarbaADA on "Law and Oder: SVU"
- San RafaelCalifornia, USA (pron. "ruh,FELL")
- Also the German and Scandinavian form of Raphael