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Rafael

OriginSpanish; German; Croatian; Portuguese, variation of Raphael, Hebrew
Meaning"God has healed"
GenderBoy

About Rafael

Variation of Rafi

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Rafael ranked #218 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #195 in 1985, Nameberry popularity #401.

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Famous Rafaels

  • 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

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")

Variations & nicknames

  • RaffaeleItalian
  • RaffaeleItalian

More nicknames

  • Rafe
  • Rafi

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