NameTides

Rafaela

Rafaela was the #2,895 girls' name in the US in 2025 (58 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Rafaela as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rafaela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rafaela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,895 (58)#2,278 (12)—#2,475 (8)
2024#3,047 (53)#1,819 (16)—#2,259 (9)
2023#3,329 (48)#1,863 (15)—#2,900 (6)
2022#3,313 (48)#1,282 (25)—#3,228 (5)
2021#3,735 (40)#1,402 (22)——
2020#3,281 (47)#1,687 (17)—#1,428 (16)
2019#2,962 (55)#1,703 (17)#871 (3)#2,374 (8)
2018#3,438 (45)#1,526 (20)——
2017#4,384 (32)#1,817 (16)——
2016#3,464 (45)#1,749 (17)—#2,383 (8)
2015#3,915 (38)#2,945 (8)—#1,659 (13)
2014#3,719 (41)#2,464 (10)—#2,905 (6)
2013#4,543 (31)#2,649 (9)—#1,913 (11)
2012#4,216 (35)#2,717 (9)—#1,695 (13)
2011#2,868 (60)#3,549 (6)—#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1903 at #789.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1887.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 28,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rafaela is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rafaela by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Rafaela (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RafaelaCanadaGirls#2,4758
RafaelaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
RafaelaIrelandGirls—too few
RafaelaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RafaelaUSGirls#2,89558