Name meaning & stats
Raffaella
Raffaella. 400 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Raffaellas are 1.7× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
400 US babies were named Raffaella between 1940 and 2025.
Raffaella around the world
- England & Wales: 221 babies since 1996, peak 2020, No. 2,006 in 2025
- France: 110 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 3,142 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Raffaellas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.1× | Medium · 13 people |
| Professor | 1.7× | Medium · 12 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 7 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Low · 6 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Raffaellas show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 12 Rafaelas spell it Raffaella
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)