Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rafael

#340 most common boys' name of all time · #746 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#340
Rank overall
#746 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
89,947
Since 2016
14,525
Peak year
2006 #217
Best rank
#195 1985
Girls Boys peak 1,710/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rafael is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,639 1,639 #218
2024 1,621 1,621 #222
2023 1,517 1,517 #231
2022 1,517 1,517 #232
2021 1,490 1,490 #237
2020 1,424 1,424 #246
2019 1,392 1,392 #261
2018 1,405 1,405 #258
2017 1,282 1,282 #283
2016 1,238 1,238 #291
2015 1,226 1,226 #293
2014 1,205 1,205 #293
2013 1,208 1,208 #287
2012 1,231 1,231 #286
2011 1,274 1,274 #274
2010 1,333 1,333 #259
2009 7 1,345 1,352 #257
2008 6 1,541 1,547 #240
2007 1,622 1,622 #228
2006 8 1,702 1,710 #217
2005 5 1,492 1,497 #228
2004 7 1,544 1,551 #224
2003 8 1,411 1,419 #236
2002 9 1,453 1,462 #231
2001 6 1,455 1,461 #232
2000 1,472 1,472 #230
1999 7 1,438 1,445 #229
1998 12 1,386 1,398 #229
1997 10 1,360 1,370 #227
1996 10 1,399 1,409 #215
1995 10 1,459 1,469 #205
1994 12 1,431 1,443 #202
1993 21 1,427 1,448 #211
1992 16 1,484 1,500 #209
1991 13 1,483 1,496 #210
1990 10 1,503 1,513 #202
1989 21 1,322 1,343 #213
1988 10 1,285 1,295 #206
1987 17 1,217 1,234 #207
1986 10 1,211 1,221 #203
1985 16 1,250 1,266 #195
1984 15 1,147 1,162 #204
1983 17 1,186 1,203 #201
1982 20 1,255 1,275 #199
1981 12 1,213 1,225 #204
1980 19 1,188 1,207 #208
1979 11 1,025 1,036 #222
1978 16 996 1,012 #218
1977 22 1,033 1,055 #215
1976 11 976 987 #215
1975 9 986 995 #215
1974 8 930 938 #226
1973 11 906 917 #232
1972 12 927 939 #232
1971 19 866 885 #257
1970 9 947 956 #245
1969 6 818 824 #255
1968 768 768 #259
1967 669 669 #278
1966 8 620 628 #297
1965 9 615 624 #304
1964 582 582 #324
1963 11 526 537 #338
1962 6 565 571 #332
1961 11 581 592 #326
1960 541 541 #334
1959 509 509 #345
1958 5 503 508 #342
1957 5 388 393 #391
1956 448 448 #349
1955 5 417 422 #353
1954 5 420 425 #349
1953 329 329 #384
1952 366 366 #356
1951 275 275 #411
1950 299 299 #389
1949 260 260 #423
1948 265 265 #415
1947 239 239 #436
1946 196 196 #454
1945 172 172 #453
1944 176 176 #458
1943 140 140 #533
1942 148 148 #504
1941 119 119 #547
1940 118 118 #542
1939 5 111 116 #544
1938 111 111 #549
1937 106 106 #564
1936 6 117 123 #527
1935 124 124 #519
1934 132 132 #503
1933 130 130 #492
1932 7 167 174 #435
1931 190 190 #407
1930 214 214 #393
1929 6 209 215 #403
1928 215 215 #412
1927 5 201 206 #429
1926 166 166 #468
1925 178 178 #451
1924 174 174 #469
1923 6 149 155 #501
1922 146 146 #510
1921 139 139 #530
1920 124 124 #550
1919 108 108 #577
1918 80 80 #708
1917 76 76 #697
1916 73 73 #696
1915 67 67 #729
1914 57 57 #676
1913 51 51 #622
1912 42 42 #655
1911 25 25 #616
1910 29 29 #533
1909 21 21 #580
1908 22 22 #549
1907 18 18 #604
1906 21 21 #498
1905 17 17 #587
1904 22 22 #463
1903 13 13 #646
1902 10 10 #769
1901 16 16 #498
1900 12 12 #766
1899 10 10 #691
1898 8 8 #838
1897 12 12 #643
1896 7 7 #926
1895 11 11 #667
1894 8 8 #822
1893 6 6 #947
1892 7 7 #903
1891 6 6 #891
1890 9 9 #710
1889 8 8 #758
1888 9 9 #730
1887 8 8 #723
1885 6 6 #870
1884 5 5 #1,002
1883 7 7 #758
1882 6 6 #874
1881 9 9 #637
1880 7 7 #795