Name meaning & stats
Raffaele
Raffaele means “God cures/has healed” (Hebrew origin). 950 US babies since 1940, peak 1969. Notable Raffaeles are 1.8× over-represented as professors.
What it means
“God cures/has healed”
HebrewSpelling of Rafael
Rafael around the world
- Рафаэль · Russian
- Рафаель · Ukrainian
- Ραφαέλ · Greek
- رافائيل · Arabic
- רפאל (Rafael) · Hebrew
- ラファエル · Japanese
- Raffaele · Italian
- Raphaël · French
- Rafał · Polish
- Rafaël · Dutch
Famous Rafaels
- Rafael Correa · President of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
- Rafael Nadal · Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Rafael van der Vaart · Dutch association football player (born 1983)
- Rafael Trujillo · President of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961)
Rafael’s name day
- March 24 · Sweden
- November 8 · Greece, Cyprus
- April 21 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 1969
950 US babies were named Raffaele between 1940 and 2025.
Raffaele around the world
- Belgium: 148 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 782 in 2025
- England & Wales: 260 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 1,359 in 2025
- France: 495 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 2,070 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Raffaeles end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.1× | High · 37 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | High · 34 people |
| Professor | 1.8× | High · 33 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Medium · 14 people |
Among notable men who are professors, Raffaeles show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Raffaeles are 1.7× more likely than expected to be lawyers.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 10 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 117 Rafaels spell it Raffaele
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1969)