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Name Rafael

Meaning:God has healedTools:

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About the name Rafael in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:German, Portuguese, Spanish
US 2021 rank:#237     ... 235:Steven, 236:Holden, 237:Rafael, 238:Zane, 239:Jeremy ...     Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:Rafaël, Rafaela, Rafal, Raffael, Azael, Rachael, Rachel, Rael, Raffaela, Raffaele     Details
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About Raphael/Raphaela, the group of names with the same origin as Rafael

Meaning/translation:God has healed
Language of origin:Hebrew
Info about origin, male:Raphael is one of the 7 archangels according to Hebrew tradition, see e.g. Book of Tobias
Words:rapha = to heal  Hebrew
 el = God, the powerful  Hebrew
Topics:Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:2:Raphaël France 2018,  4:Raphael Austria/Vienna 2014,  7:Rafael Zurich 2017,  8:Rafaela Brazil 2010,  40:Rafal Warsaw 2010,  49:Raffaele Italy 2018,  77:Raphaëlle Paris 2020,  94:Rafaël France 2006,  99:Raphaela Austria 1999,  215:Raffael Switzerland 1997
Old/original forms:Rephael Hebrew
Name variants:Rafaela, Raffaela, Raffaella, Raphaela, Raphaella, Raphaëlle, Rafael, Rafaël, Rafal, Raffael, Raffaele, Raffaello, Raffaelo, Raphael, Raphaël   Sortable list   Details
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SeriesGraphRankings
MexicoGraph2021 27,  2016 242013 39,  2011 33,  2010 37,  2009 32,  2008 42
Spain prevalence 2015 17
USA decadesGraph1990-1999 196,  1980-1989 171
USA yearlyGraph2022 232,  2021 237,  2020 247,  2019 261,  2018 258,  2017 281,  2016 291,  2015 294,  2014 293,  2013 287,  2012 285,  2011 274,  2010 255,  2009 256,  2008 239,  2007 228,  2006 217,  2005 228,  2004 224,  2003 236,  2002 232,  2001 232,  2000 230,  1999 229,  1998 229,  1997 227,  1996 215,  1995 205,  1994 2021993 211
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