Over the past 110 years, 135 girls and 76 946 boys have been named Rafael. The name Rafael ranks 7802th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Rafael in 1932. The peak of popularity of the name Rafael came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.