Rafaella
2025 SSA
About Rafaella
Oh, the many spellings of Rafaella. Those with Fs and double-Ls denote Italian origins, while an F and a single L is Spanish and Portuguese. The original Hebrew form is Raphaela.
Rafaela is the most common spelling, followed by Rafaella. But perhaps surprisingly, none of the various spellings are in the US Top 1000.
Jemima Kirke used the Rafaella spelling for her daughter.
Pronounced rah-fah-EL-ah.
As of October 2026, Rafaella ranked #4437 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3306 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,871 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,836 | 40 | 22.6 |
| 2017 | #4,289 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | #4,127 | 35 | 20.6 |
| 2019 | #4,245 | 34 | 20.3 |
| 2020 | #4,141 | 34 | 21 |
| 2021 | #4,391 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | #3,306 | 49 | 29.9 |
| 2023 | #3,628 | 43 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | #4,006 | 37 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | #4,437 | 32 | 19.9 |
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Rafaella on lists
Famous Rafaellas
- Rafaella Beckran
sister of Brazilian soccer player Neymar
- Rafaella Israel Mosberg (b. 2010)
daughter of actress Jemima Kirke and husband Michael Mosberg
- Rafaella Ferreira Souza (b. 2014)
daughter of footballer Dentinho and model Danielle Souza; twin of sister Sophia
Rafaella in pop culture
- Rafaella
character in Tristan Bancks' Galactic Adventures series
- Rafaella
fashion brand