Rafael
ra-fa-EHL (Spanish); RA-fa-ehl (German); RAF-ay-ehl or raf-EYE-ehl (English)
Spanish; German; Croatian; Portuguese, variation of Raphael
"God has healed"
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Variation of Rafi
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# 222 in the US
Rafael Rank in US Top 1000
# 184 on Nameberry
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Popularity of the name Rafael
- 222US2024
- 184Nameberry2025
- 186Canada2024
- 355Future2028
- 215England2024
- 41Germany2016
- 128Netherlands2015
- 60Spain2023
- 20Portugal2021
- 27Mexico2021
- 24Brazil2024
- 53switzerland2024
- 84Austria2024
- 42Chile2021
- 35Croatia2024
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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" 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
The name 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")
International Variations of the name Rafael
- RaffaeleItalian
- RaffaeleItalian
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