Raffaele is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Raffaele in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Raffaele
Raffaele is steadily gaining in popularity, up 76 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1247 in 2017, and it currently sits at #1859. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Raffaele is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raffaele
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Raffaele per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raffaele in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raffaele is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 76 places over the last five years to #1859 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Raffaele is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Raffaele include: Virginia Raffaele — Virginia Raffaele is an Italian comedian, actress, impersonator and presenter.; Walter De Raffaele — Walter De Raffaele is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player.; Raffaele Di Fusco — Raffaele Di Fusco is an Italian former professional football coach and a former player who played as a goalkeeper..
Raffaele does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Raffaeles in the wild.
13
UK babies named Raffaele (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 76 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raffaele
Likely around 1 other Raffaele in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Raffaele
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Walter De Raffaele is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach for Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.
Raffaele Di Fusco is an Italian former professional football coach and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. In 2008 he became goalkeeping coach with Aurora Pro Patria 1919.
Raffaele Cutolo was an Italian crime boss and leader of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata (NCO), an organisation he built to renew the Camorra. Cutolo had a variety of nicknames including 'o Vangelo ("the gospel"), 'o Princepe ("the prince"), 'o Professore ("the professor") and 'o Monaco ("the monk").
Raffaele Quattrucci (Arce, Province of Frosinone) was an Italian painter, depicting genre subjects and portraits. He also began to paint in the 1880s Neo-Pompeian and Orientalist subjects.
Raffaele Colombo is an Italian international water polo referee, who officiates in European and international competitions under the auspices of World Aquatics and European Aquatics.