Rafael

Spanish variation of Raphael

"God has healed"

Rafael Origin and Meaning

The name Rafael is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "God has healed".

Rafael is perhaps the ultimate romantic Latino name, not a bad gift to give your son. The Raphael spelling is the original Hebrew version.

Equally appealing short forms include Rafe and Rafi.

Rafael Rank in US Top 1000

# 232 in the US

Rafael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 378 on Nameberry

Rafael Popularity

• 232 US 2022
• 378 Nameberry 2024
• 355 Future 2028
• 190 England 2021
• 41 Germany 2016
• 128 Netherlands 2015
• 58 Spain 2022
• 20 Portugal 2021
• 25 Brazil 2023
• 59 Switzerland 2022
• 42 Chile 2021
• 39 Croatia 2022
• 190 Canada 2022
• 27 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Rafael

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rafael.

• Raphael
• Javier
• Joaquin
• Santiago
• Mateo
• Leonardo
• Eduardo
• Leandro
• Emilio
• Diego
• Lorenzo
• Xiomara
• Miguel
• Elio
• Rio
• Ximena
• Oskar
• Matias
• Etienne
• Romeo

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

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")
• Also the German and Scandinavian form of Raphael