Raphael
Quick answers about Raphael
How many people are named Raphael?
An estimated 20,143 living Americans are named Raphael.
How rare is Raphael?
Raphael is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 807 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Raphael?
The median age of a living American named Raphael is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 38 years old.
Is Raphael still popular?
Yes — Raphael is currently rising in popularity, with 807 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Raphael most common?
Raphael has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 4.0× more often than the national baseline.
Raphael is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Raphael is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.