♂ Name Rafael

Q: What does the name Rafael mean?

Rafael means 'God heals' or 'God has healed' (from Hebrew 'rafá/רָפָא' = to heal/to cure + 'el/אֵל' = God).

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Rafael is a ♂ boy name.

Where does the name Rafael come from?

Rafael is a variant of the biblical name Raphael in various languages, e.g. German, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian. It is a name of Hebrew origin.

What does the name Rafael mean?

Rafael means “God heals” or “God has healed” (from Hebrew “rafá/רָפָא” = to heal/to cure + “el/אֵל” = God).

Pronunciation of Rafael

Chinese Dutch English French German Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish

Variants

Rafaël Raffael Raphael Raphaël

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Popularity of the name Rafael

Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Rafael is currently ranked #354 on the name leaderboard.

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Rafael in the Top 50 names

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
🇦🇹 Austria	-	-	✓	✓	✓
🇧🇪 Belgium	-	-	-	-	✓
🇧🇷 Brazil	-	-	-	✓	✓
🇨🇦 Canada	-	-	-	-	✓
🇨🇭 Switzerland	-	-	-	✓	✓
🇩🇪 Germany	-	-	-	✓	✓
🇪🇸 Spain	-	-	-	-	✓
🇫🇷 France	-	-	✓	✓	✓
🇵🇹 Portugal	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
🇺🇸 USA	-	-	-	-	✓