What does Rafael mean?

Rafael means "God has healed"

How do we pronounce Rafael?

Rafael \ra-fae(l), raf-a-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Rafael is sometimes used as a girl name meaning of name. Its pronunciation is RaaFaaEHL (Spanish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Rafael: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Rafael?

Rafael is largely used in the German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Rafael is a variant of the name short names for Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew). name Raffael origin (German, Portuguese, and Spanish variant spelling) is a form of Rafael. Rafael is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1900s; before that, it was of occasional use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.077% of baby boys were given the name Rafael. Its ranking then was #217. In 2010, its usage was 0.065% and its ranking #257, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Rafael was more widely used than the subsequent ranked name, name Raphael meaning, by 4 times. In the past century Rafael has predominantly been a baby boy name.

A famous person named Rafael is Tennis Player, Rafael Nadal, born Rafael Nadal-Parera, 3 June 1986, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain.

List of baby names that sound like Rafael:

Rafaelle name variations (French and Italian), Rabool name, Raboole meaning and origin, Raboul name popularity, what does the name Raboule mean, Rabul definition, Rabule name popularity, Rafal definition (Polish), meaning of Rafeal (Spanish), Rafel meaning (Catalan and Spanish), Raphaël name (French), Raphale definition, baby name Rapheal, Raphel meaning (Spanish), meaning of Raphiel, Ravel meaning and origin, name Rebel meaning, Rebele name popularity, Rebell meaning, and Riplea name popularity.

The baby name Rafael fun facts:

The name Rafael in reverse order is "Leafar".

The numerological value of the name Rafael is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Rafael?

Rafael is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.06%
20110.07%
20100.07%
20090.07%
20080.08%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames