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Rafael

Spanish; German; Croatian; Portuguese, variation of Raphael, Hebrew
"God has healed"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Tue Feb 03 2026

Rafael Origin and Meaning

Variation of Rafi
# 222 in the US

Rafael Rank in US Top 1000

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Rafael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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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" Cruz
    U.S. Senator from Texas
  • Rafael Yglesias
    American novelist and screenwriter
  • Rafael Garcia
    American 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 Halperin
    Israeli businessman, rabbi and pro wrestler
  • Rafael "Rafinha" Alcántara do Nascimento
    Brazilian footballer
  • Rafael Lange Severino aka Cellbit
    Brazilian YouTuber
  • Rafael van der Vaart
    Dutch 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

The name Rafael in Pop Culture

  • Rafael Santo
    character on TV's "American Gothic"
  • Rafael Solano
    character on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
  • Rafael Diaz
    character in "Star vs. the Forces of Evil"
  • Rafael Barba
    ADA on "Law and Oder: SVU"
  • San Rafael
    California, USA (pron. "ruh,FELL")

International Variations of the name Rafael

  • Raffaele
    Italian
  • Raffaele
    Italian

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