NameTides

Raffaele

Raffaele was the #4,857 boys' name in the US in 2025 (20 babies), and #1,359 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Raffaele as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Raffaele as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Raffaele as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#4,857 (20)#1,359 (20)#3,153 (5)
2024#5,241 (18)#1,859 (13)—
2023#6,220 (14)#2,008 (11)—
2022#8,990 (8)#1,880 (12)—
2021#10,799 (6)#2,301 (9)—
2020#5,980 (14)#1,935 (11)#2,746 (5)
2019#6,406 (13)#1,587 (15)—
2018#6,703 (12)#1,324 (19)—
2017#7,546 (10)#1,247 (21)#2,762 (5)
2016#5,318 (17)#1,804 (13)—
2015#5,999 (14)#1,586 (15)—
2014#7,048 (11)#2,964 (6)—
2013#8,789 (8)#1,617 (14)—
2012#6,306 (13)#1,852 (12)—
2011#6,256 (13)#2,194 (9)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1908 at #1,217.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1908.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 83,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 83,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Raffaele is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 69,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Raffaele 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Raffaele (boys) 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
RaffaeleCanadaBoys#3,1535
RaffaeleEngland & WalesBoys#1,35920
RaffaeleUSBoys#4,85720