Raphael sits comfortably in the UK charts at #142 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#142
US Rank #394
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About the Name Raphael
Raphael is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #142 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Raphael is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Raphael in their class.
In the US it sits at #420 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Raphael
Raphael Akpejiori — Raphael Akpejiori is a Nigerian professional boxer competing in the heavyweight division.
Raphael Rowe — Raphael Rowe is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was convicted in 1990 for a 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three.
Raphael Lea'i — Raphael Ohanua Lea'i Jr. is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a striker for OFC Professional League club Solomon Kings and the Solomon Islands national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raphael
Unlikely. With around 368 UK babies named Raphael per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raphael in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raphael is at its highest recorded position — #142 in 2025, with 368 births. In 2020 it ranked #182.
Raphael is more popular in the UK (#158) than in the US (#420). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Raphael include: Raphael Akpejiori, Raphael Rowe and Raphael Lea'i. Short summaries for each appear below.
Raphael appears in the US top 500 at #420 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
368
UK babies named Raphael (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 40 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raphael
Almost certainly the only Raphael in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Raphael
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Raphael Rowe is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was convicted in 1990 for a 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three.
Raphael Ohanua Lea'i Jr. is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who plays as a striker for OFC Professional League club Solomon Kings and the Solomon Islands national team.
Raphael Thattil (Syriac: ܡܳܪܝ ܪܰܦܳܐܝܶܠ ܛܰܛܺܝܠ) is an Indian prelate who serves as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Eastern Catholic Church, and as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly since January 2024.
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American politician and Baptist pastor serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia, a seat he has held since 2021.